• Reading Lists

    African Literature

    War, Confession, Political Reimagining: Five Essential Books by Kenyan Authors

    On the Occasion of Nairobi Litfest Wanjeri Gakuru Recommends Joan Thatiah, Michelle Angwenyi, Billy Kahora, and More

     
    By Wanjeri Gakuru  July 11, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  July 10, 2025
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Our 33 Most Anticipated Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for the Rest of 2025

    By Drew Broussard  July 8, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Dante! Secret societies! America’s Next Top Model! 20 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  July 8, 2025
    Experimental Fiction

    Five Experimental Anti-Novels That Break the Form (Beautifully)

    By Dan Leach  July 3, 2025
    Activism

    What Are the Revolutionaries Reading? Activists Recommend Essential Texts

    By Suzanne Cope  July 3, 2025
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  July 3, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  July 3, 2025
    The Hub

    10 Canadian poetry books to expand your mind.

    By Dawn Macdonald  July 1, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    Featuring Gary Shteyngart, King Tut, Helen Schulman, and More

    By Book Marks  July 11, 2025
    Children's Literature

    Owls, Haunted Pianos, Having the Moon for a Neighbor: Ten Children’s Books to Read in July

    By Caroline Carlson  June 30, 2025
    Poetry

    Ghetto Koans, Pattern Books, Devouring Wolves: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in July

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank  June 30, 2025
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Defracted Universes, Memory Divers, and Darkest Academia: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  June 30, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    Featuring Jess Walter, Susan Choi, Joyce Carol Oates, and More

    By Book Marks  June 27, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  June 27, 2025
    Audiobooks

    The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of July

    By AudioFile Magazine  June 27, 2025
    Paperbacks

    Joan Didion and Eve Babitz! Rachel Kushner! 25 books out in paperback this July.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  June 27, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    “A great, galloping read, pointed and provocative; the kind of book you might call a good bad time.”

    By Book Marks  June 26, 2025
    The Hub

    Why are we so obsessed with stories about a group of friends in the big city?

    By Brittany Allen  June 25, 2025
    Reading Lists

    5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts

    By Dwyer Murphy  June 24, 2025
    Sisters

    Sibling Duos, Trios, Quartets, and More: Nine Stories and Folktales Featuring Sisters

    By Fran Littlewood  June 24, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Belle Starr! Agatha Christie! A reality-TV Lord of the Flies! 22 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  June 24, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  June 20, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  June 20, 2025
    The Big List

    Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025, Part Two

    By Literary Hub  July 1, 2025
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