5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.”

By Book Marks | January 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Daniyal Mueenuddin Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Daniyal Mueenuddin Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring James Joyce, Susan Orlean, Lauren Groff, and More

By Diana Arterian | January 15, 2026

A Reading List of Ersatz Mothers: Three Novels Featuring Powerful Aunts

A Reading List of Ersatz Mothers: Three Novels Featuring Powerful Aunts

Sara Levine Recommends Jane Austen, P.G. Wodehouse and Elena Ferrante

By Sara Levine | January 14, 2026

Six Sad Books by Funny Women

Six Sad Books by Funny Women

Sydney Rende Recommends Lorrie Moore, Dorothy Baker, Weike Wang, and More

By Sydney Rende | January 14, 2026

What to read if you loved watching <em>People We Meet On Vacation</em>.

What to read if you loved watching People We Meet On Vacation.

By Haruka Iwasaki | January 13, 2026

Karl Ove Knausgaard, Niall Williams, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and more: 21 new books out today!

Karl Ove Knausgaard, Niall Williams, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | January 13, 2026

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  • The Rest of Our Lives
  • Call Me Ishmaelle
  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • Departure(s)
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China
  • The Flower Bearers
  • Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood

What to read next if Marty Supreme was your favorite movie of 2025.

By Brittany Allen | January 9, 2026

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

By Book Marks | January 9, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | January 8, 2026

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

314 Books To Read in the New Year

By Literary Hub | January 6, 2026

Eric Lichtblau, Alice Jolly, Laura Dave, and more: 17 new books out today!

Eric Lichtblau, Alice Jolly, Laura Dave, and more: 17 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | January 6, 2026

Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026

Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026

Rebecca Morgan Frank Showcases Some of This Year’s Compelling Titles

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | January 2, 2026

25 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward To In 2026

25 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward To In 2026

Natalie Zutter Highlights New Releases From Cameron Reed, Ann Leckie, Melissa Albert, Isabel J. Kim, and Many More

By Natalie Zutter | January 2, 2026

The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2026

The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read Next Year

By Caroline Carlson | January 2, 2026

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2025

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2025

From Zohran to ChatGPT and Back Again

By Literary Hub | December 25, 2025

The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don’t Have to Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 25, 2025

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