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The Ultimate Best Books<br> of 2019 List

The Ultimate Best Books
of 2019 List

Popularity? It is glory's small change.

By Emily Temple | December 11, 2019

Five Books You May Have Missed in November (That Will Make Good Gifts!)

Five Books You May Have Missed in November (That Will Make Good Gifts!)

From a Hawaiian-Chinese-Norwegian Modern-Day Ninja
to the Alaskan Fishing Village

By Bethanne Patrick | December 6, 2019

Our 50 Favorite Books of the Year

Our 50 Favorite Books of the Year

Highlights From a Year in Reading by the Literary Hub Staff

By Emily Temple | December 5, 2019

26 Books From the Last Decade that More People Should Read

26 Books From the Last Decade that More People Should Read

Our Favorite Writers Recommend Some Underappreciated Gems

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2019

What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

The Center for Fiction’s 2019 First Novel Prize Authors Weigh In

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2019

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

From Dead Astronauts to Dead Girls . . . Well, it's December

By Emily Temple | December 2, 2019

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

Six Novels That Capture Detroit, Past and Present

By Jodie Adams Kirshner | November 27, 2019

Maaza Mengiste on Women Pushing to the Front Lines of Conflict

By Reading Women | November 27, 2019

Here’s the 100 Best Books of the Year list you should care about.

By Jonny Diamond | November 26, 2019

5 Small Press Audiobooks To Give As Gifts This Year

5 Small Press Audiobooks To Give As Gifts This Year

From Two Dollar Radio to the University of Texas Press

By James Tate Hill | November 25, 2019

Announcing the Shortlist for Reading Women's Fiction Award

Announcing the Shortlist for Reading Women's Fiction Award

Jacqueline Woodson, Valeria Luiselli, Miriam Toews, and More

By Reading Women | November 20, 2019

Lit Hub Recommends: <em>Schitt's Creek</em>, <em>Stumptown</em>, and <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em>

Lit Hub Recommends: Schitt's Creek, Stumptown, and Motherless Brooklyn

Also, an Olive Garden commercial written by a robot.

By Literary Hub | November 15, 2019

Mira Jacob: 'What Do You Do When Your Disbelief is No Longer the Center of the Story?'

Mira Jacob: 'What Do You Do When Your Disbelief is No Longer the Center of the Story?'

The Author of Good Talk
on Reading Women

By Reading Women | November 13, 2019

The 5 new books you should be reading this week.

The 5 new books you should be reading this week.

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2019

The 10 Best Translated Novels<br> of the Decade

The 10 Best Translated Novels
of the Decade

tr. tr. tr.

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2019

Reading Beyond the Wall: 7 Acclaimed Books About and From East Germany

Reading Beyond the Wall: 7 Acclaimed Books About and From East Germany

On the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

By Olivia Giovetti | November 8, 2019

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