Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
Travel Truth #1: It Doesn’t Matter How Far We Go, We’ll Never Escape Ourselves

Travel Truth #1: It Doesn’t Matter How Far We Go, We’ll Never Escape Ourselves

Brandon Presser in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 24, 2022

How to Avoid Civil War in America By Creating a Post-Racial Civic Identity

How to Avoid Civil War in America By Creating a Post-Racial Civic Identity

Justin Gest in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 24, 2022

An Oklahoma lawmaker just compared librarians to cockroaches. It’s as bad as it sounds.

An Oklahoma lawmaker just compared librarians to cockroaches. It’s as bad as it sounds.

By Walker Caplan | March 23, 2022

How Public Shaming Helps Society Maintain Its Norms and Ethical Standards

How Public Shaming Helps Society Maintain Its Norms and Ethical Standards

Cathy O'Neil on Hopi Traditions of the “Shame Clown”

By Cathy O'Neil | March 22, 2022

The Goalposts Are Always Moving: What It Means to “Become” American

The Goalposts Are Always Moving: What It Means to “Become” American

Julissa Arce on the Futilities and Frustrations of Assimilation

By Julissa Arce | March 22, 2022

How Ancient Rome’s Descent Into Autocracy Mirrors the Fragility of Our Own Political Systems

How Ancient Rome’s Descent Into Autocracy Mirrors the Fragility of Our Own Political Systems

Barry Strauss on the Rise of Octavian, Julius Caesar’s Imperial Successor

By Barry Strauss | March 22, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Lambda Literary cuts Lauren Hough from award shortlist because of “Twitter disputes.” 

By Jonny Diamond | March 21, 2022

A Call to Southern Writers: Register People to Vote at Literary Events

By Belle Boggs, Robin Davidson and Jill McCorkle | March 21, 2022

The Subtle Authoritarianism of Southeast Asia’s Wealthiest City-State

By Jeevan Vasagar | March 21, 2022

Actually, here is the dumb book-adjacent discourse to waste your time on today.

Actually, here is the dumb book-adjacent discourse to waste your time on today.

By Jonny Diamond | March 18, 2022

Neoliberal Pieties and Business School Empathy Aren’t Getting Us Out of This Mess

Neoliberal Pieties and Business School Empathy Aren’t Getting Us Out of This Mess

Andrew Keen on Our Ill-Placed Faith in a Transformative Free Market

By Andrew Keen | March 18, 2022

Can Putin Risk a Nuclear War? Can the Rest of Us?

Can Putin Risk a Nuclear War? Can the Rest of Us?

This Week on Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | March 18, 2022

Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

Michele Herman on a Disappearing Way of Life

By Michele Herman | March 18, 2022

The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former US Ambassador in Ukraine

The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former US Ambassador in Ukraine

Steven Pifer in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 18, 2022

Why the Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

Why the Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

Justin E.H. Smith in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 18, 2022

The smallest library in Maine is stocking its shelves with banned books.

The smallest library in Maine is stocking its shelves with banned books.

By Walker Caplan | March 17, 2022

« First‹ Previous828384858687888990Next ›Last »
Page 86 of 227
    • The Best Fiction in Translation of Fall 2025November 21, 2025 by Molly Odintz
    • “Whoever Wrote this Episode Should Die": "Galaxy Quest" Is Personal, and it's Personal to MeNovember 21, 2025 by Olivia Rutigliano
    • Breaking In: A Field Guide to Heist Plot TypesNovember 21, 2025 by Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs
    • The Pelican Child: Stories
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "The stories in her hypnotic collection em The Pelican Child em are painterly and provocative…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member