• Reading Lists

    Astrology or Whatever

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

    By Emily Temple  August 2, 2021
    Language

    The Syntax of Belonging: On the Profound Connection Between Identity and Language

    By Pardis Mahdavi  July 30, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

    By Laura Silverman  July 29, 2021
    Creativity

    Shaping Hunger Into Practice: On the Creative Relationship Between Writers and Visual Artists

    By Sally Cabot Gunning  July 29, 2021
    Book Covers

    The 10 Best Book Covers of July

    By Emily Temple  July 28, 2021
    Queer Literature

    8 Books About the Messiness and Beauty of Queer Life

    By Amanda Kabak  July 27, 2021
    new books tuesday

    20 new books to get you through the week.

    By Katie Yee  July 27, 2021
    On Grief

    Toward a Syllabus for Modern Grieving

    By Beth Kissileff  July 23, 2021
    The Hub

    Quentin Tarantino’s list of his favorite books may (or may not) surprise you.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  July 21, 2021
    new books tuesday

    10 new books you’ll want to read right now.

    By Katie Yee  July 20, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Understanding the Bronx:
    A Reading List

    By John J. Healey  July 19, 2021
    Fantasies

    All Our Monstrous Fantasies: A Reading List

    By Beth Morgan  July 16, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Searching For Myself in Working Class Art

    By Cynthia Cruz  July 15, 2021
    The Hub

    Roberto Bolaño’s best advice for writing short stories is . . . pretty wild.

    By Emily Temple  July 14, 2021
    The Hub

    5 food memoirs to dig into for National Culinary Arts Month.

    By Katie Yee  July 14, 2021
    Climate Crisis Readings

    Matt Bell on Heeding the Dire Climate Warnings of Our Best Literary Prophets

    By Matt Bell  July 14, 2021
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    From Fabulist Stories to Cold War Potboilers: 5 Books You May Have Missed in June

    By Bethanne Patrick  July 14, 2021
    new books tuesday

    21 new books to accompany you on your summer adventures.

    By Katie Yee  July 13, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Dispatches From a Microlanguage: An Icelandic Reading List

    By Thora Hjörleifsdóttir, translated by Larissa Kyzer  July 12, 2021
    Indie Booksellers Recommend

    Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This July

    By Literary Hub  July 8, 2021
    new books tuesday

    21 new books to keep your summer reading going strong.

    By Katie Yee  July 7, 2021
    Reading Lists

    On the Power of the “Unlinked” Story Collection

    By Chris Stuck  July 7, 2021
    2021

    Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021, Part Two

    By Literary Hub  July 6, 2021
    Astrology or Whatever

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

    By Emily Temple  July 2, 2021
    Black Women's Writing

    The Inner Lives of Black Women: On Novels That Break the Chains of Trauma

    By Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler  July 1, 2021
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