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43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language

From Washington Irving to Kristen Roupenian

By Emily Temple | August 19, 2020

19 new books to add to your summer reading list—hurry!

19 new books to add to your summer reading list—hurry!

By Katie Yee | August 18, 2020

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | August 14, 2020

How Fiction Allows Us to Inhabit Animal Consciousness

How Fiction Allows Us to Inhabit Animal Consciousness

Kathleen Rooney on Some of Her Favorite Non-Human Narrators

By Kathleen Rooney | August 14, 2020

Lit Hub Recommends: <br><em>A Burning</em>, <em>The Changeling</em>, and <em>Palm Springs</em>

Lit Hub Recommends:
A Burning, The Changeling, and Palm Springs

Also, why not dance alone in your apartment?

By Literary Hub | August 14, 2020

These indie booksellers will get you out of your reading slump.

These indie booksellers will get you out of your reading slump.

By Book Marks | August 12, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
  • Repetition
  • Night Night Fawn
  • El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
  • Gunk
  • The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary

Cree LeFavour on the Pleasures of the Limitless Reread

By Cree LeFavour | August 12, 2020

15 new books to get excited about today.

By Katie Yee | August 11, 2020

5 Books You May Have
Missed in July

By Bethanne Patrick | August 10, 2020

Grand Stories in Grand Hotels: A Reading List

Grand Stories in Grand Hotels: A Reading List

From Boarding Houses to Pensiones Peter Cameron
Recommends His Favorites

By Peter Cameron | August 10, 2020

The Quest for Kindness is One of Fiction's Great Challenges

The Quest for Kindness is One of Fiction's Great Challenges

Rónán Hession on Capturing Small Moments of Empathy

By Rónán Hession | August 7, 2020

In Honor of the #BlackoutBestsellerList, 5 Audiobooks by Black Women

In Honor of the #BlackoutBestsellerList, 5 Audiobooks by Black Women

From Brit Bennett to Samantha Irby to Natasha Trethewey

By James Tate Hill | August 6, 2020

Eight Books You Should Read This August

Eight Books You Should Read This August

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2020

23 new books to add to your TBR pile today.

23 new books to add to your TBR pile today.

By Katie Yee | August 4, 2020

From the Arctic to Appalachia, August Readings on the<br> Climate Crisis

From the Arctic to Appalachia, August Readings on the
Climate Crisis

Climate Activist and Reporter Amy Brady Recommends Five New Books

By Amy Brady | August 3, 2020

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

12 New Books to Round Out Your Summer Reading

By Emily Temple | July 31, 2020

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