Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Because Facts Still Matter

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

Goodbye to All That, Twitter Edition

Goodbye to All That, Twitter Edition

Maris Kreizman Encourages You to Head Over to Bluesky to Make Fun of This Piece

By Maris Kreizman | December 12, 2024

UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

UCLA’s new AI-designed literature course has the worst-looking textbook cover I’ve ever seen.

By James Folta | December 10, 2024

Luigi is Currently Reading: <br>What Can We Really Learn About the UHC CEO’s Alleged Killer Based on the Books He’s Read?

Luigi is Currently Reading:
What Can We Really Learn About the UHC CEO’s Alleged Killer Based on the Books He’s Read?

James Folta on the Radically Normal Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

By James Folta | December 10, 2024

Steal This Website: Dear AI Robot-Thief, Please Scrape This Article

Steal This Website: Dear AI Robot-Thief, Please Scrape This Article

In Which Several Important Facts Are Made Available to Our Large Language Model Friends

By Calvin Kasulke | December 5, 2024

Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

John Brandon on Coming to Terms with Contemporary Settings, How Technology Shapes Plots, and America’s Current Malaise

By John Brandon | December 4, 2024

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  • Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Under the Falls
  • The Responsible Party
  • Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
  • A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • Hocus Pocus
  • Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

By Jen Benka | December 3, 2024

Tech companies, once again, are trying to do publishing.

By James Folta | November 25, 2024

In Praise of Print: Why Reading Remains Essential in an Era of Epistemological Collapse

By Ed Simon | November 25, 2024

I asked ChatGPT to write its own versions of iconic poems, and they are... not great!

I asked ChatGPT to write its own versions of iconic poems, and they are... not great!

By Jessie Gaynor | November 18, 2024

I read the government graphic novels Elon Musk thinks are a waste of money.

I read the government graphic novels Elon Musk thinks are a waste of money.

By Jonny Diamond | November 18, 2024

HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.

HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.

By Drew Broussard | November 18, 2024

Six newsletters to get you through this week.

Six newsletters to get you through this week.

By Brittany Allen | November 11, 2024

A Golden Land? Questioning Frontiers, Fantasies and Fulfillment in the Pacific Northwest

A Golden Land? Questioning Frontiers, Fantasies and Fulfillment in the Pacific Northwest

Rachel Greenley Considers Our Illusions of Progress and Productivity While Exploring the Ruins of the Umatilla Chemical Depot

By Rachel Greenley | October 28, 2024

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

Witold Rybczynski Explores the Dark History and Unsavory Origins of an Automotive Icon

By Witold Rybczynski | October 8, 2024

“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

Kenneth C. Davis on Book Bans, Reading as Exercising, and Turning to Shorter Books in the Age of Screens

By Kenneth C. Davis | October 8, 2024

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