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In Praise of Weird Literary Romances

In Praise of Weird Literary Romances

On Valentine's Day, 8 Novels of Unlikely Love

By Amy Bonnaffons | February 14, 2020

Lit Hub Recommends: <em>Parasite</em>, <em>Roadhouse</em>, and a Children's Book About Marijuana

Lit Hub Recommends: Parasite, Roadhouse, and a Children's Book About Marijuana

Also, Listen to the Moulin Rouge Broadway Soundtrack!

By Literary Hub | February 14, 2020

Escaping Into Books About the Middle Ages is My Self-Therapy

Escaping Into Books About the Middle Ages is My Self-Therapy

Amber Sparks on How the Black Death Can Give
You a Little Perspective

By Amber Sparks | February 12, 2020

Keep Calm and Read These 7 Books of Extremely British Satire

Keep Calm and Read These 7 Books of Extremely British Satire

From Chaucer to St. Aubyn, Hannah Rothschild Recommends
Some Particularly English Tales

By Hannah Rothschild | February 12, 2020

Books That Blur the Lines Between Living and Dead

Books That Blur the Lines Between Living and Dead

Jess Kidd's Favorite Ghost Stories

By Jess Kidd | February 12, 2020

Leila Aboulela: Novels About the Soul Come in Disguise

Leila Aboulela: Novels About the Soul Come in Disguise

Five Books With a Decidedly Mystical Dimension

By Leila Aboulela | February 11, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World

Failsafe Reading Recommendations for Your Non-Reader Friend in Need

By Nick Greene and Megan Reid | February 11, 2020

Poverty, Anxiety, and Gender in Scottish Working-Class Literature

By Douglas Stuart | February 10, 2020

If They Gave Oscars to Books, Our 2019 Nominees

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2020

10 new books you should read this week.

10 new books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | February 4, 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

Cancel February; stay home and read instead.

By Emily Temple | February 3, 2020

The 10 Best Book Covers<br> of January

The 10 Best Book Covers
of January

To Distract You From the Dismal Skies

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2020

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in January

By Literary Hub | January 31, 2020

14 Books You Should Read <br>in February

14 Books You Should Read
in February

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | January 31, 2020

Revisiting the 'Long Take' Genius of the Two-Day Novel

Revisiting the 'Long Take' Genius of the Two-Day Novel

Paul Yoon on 5 Novels That Take Place Over 48 Hours

By Paul Yoon | January 30, 2020

15 Essential Colombian Novels You Should Read

15 Essential Colombian Novels You Should Read

Recommendations from Juan Cardenas and Margarita García Robayo, on the Eve of Hay Festival Cartagena

By Literary Hub | January 30, 2020

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