• Reading Lists

    Beauty

    Taking Down the System, Seductively: On Women Who Use Beauty as Currency

    By Celine Saintclare  January 12, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  January 12, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  January 11, 2024
    Poetry

    The Element That Defines America: Ten Great American Poems (and a Whole Book of Poetry) About Fire

    By Katie Peterson  January 11, 2024
    Hotels

    The Shadow Self of Domestic Stories: A Reading List of Novels Set in Hotels

    By Maria Hummel  January 10, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    22 new books out today!

    By Gabrielle Bellot  January 9, 2024
    Sobriety

    All the Books to Read While You’re Not Drinking During Dry January

    By Christiana Spens  January 8, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  January 5, 2024
    Poetry

    Here Are the Poetry Books to Read in 2024

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank and David Woo  January 4, 2024
    Most Anticipated

    Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024

    By Literary Hub  January 3, 2024
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    24 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2024

    By Natalie Zutter  January 2, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    New York cults! Lawrence of Arabia! 18 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  January 2, 2024
    Best of 2023

    The Ultimate Best Books of 2023 List

    By Emily Temple  December 23, 2023
    Bad Reviews

    The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2023

    By Book Marks  December 23, 2023
    Best of 2023

    The 38 Best Books We Read in 2023

    By Literary Hub  December 23, 2023
    Paperbacks

    Colm Tóibín! Geraldine Brooks! A guide to killing time! 19 books out in paperback this January.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 22, 2023
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Sabrina Orah Mark Is Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  December 21, 2023
    In Conversation

    Louise Kennedy on Discovering Fiction’s Complex Emotional Truths

    By Jane Ciabattari  December 19, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    5 new books out today!

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 19, 2023
    Best of 2023

    The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of the Year

    By Literary Hub  December 18, 2023
    Cities

    The Memories of Streets: A Reading List of NYC Books That Capture the City’s Many Sides

    By Jonathan Wells  December 14, 2023
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Zucker is Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  December 14, 2023
    Best of 2023

    The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

    By Emily Temple  December 12, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    The Cure! A history of anonymous letters! 11 new books out this week.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 12, 2023
    The Hub

    Read these great books published by Lit Hub staff members in 2023.

    By Literary Hub  December 11, 2023
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