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Lives Lived at Sea: A Reading List

Lives Lived at Sea: A Reading List

Lisa Alther Recommends Her Favorite Tales of Shipbound Life

By Lisa Alther | June 25, 2020

10 Works of Literary Fiction<br> for Runners

10 Works of Literary Fiction
for Runners

Read Along With Your New Pandemic Workout

By Emily Temple | June 23, 2020

Can There Actually Be an Escapist Summer Read in 2020?

Can There Actually Be an Escapist Summer Read in 2020?

Four Novels on the Unsettling Moods of Summer

By Deborah Shapiro | June 17, 2020

13 new books to look out for this week.

13 new books to look out for this week.

By Katie Yee | June 16, 2020

Five Italian Short Story Collections You Should Read

Five Italian Short Story Collections You Should Read

Francesca Marciano on an Undertranslated Aspect of Italian Literature

By Francesca Marciano | June 16, 2020

When Scientific Data Shapes Climate Literature

When Scientific Data Shapes Climate Literature

The Art of Science Seeps Into Plot, Structure and Style

By Heather Houser | June 15, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

Searching for Meaning in Times of Despair: A Reading List

By Tara Isabella Burton | June 15, 2020

Changing Me to We: We Should All Try Writing in the First Person Plural

By Sharon Harrigan | June 12, 2020

Lit Hub Recommends: Run the Jewels 4, Ava DuVernay, and Stanley Tucci

By Literary Hub | June 12, 2020

The Ultimate Summer 2020 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2020 Reading List

In Which There Is Math and Counting

By Emily Temple | June 10, 2020

10 Story Collections You May Have Missed in May

10 Story Collections You May Have Missed in May

Fiction in Small Portions in a Time of Distraction

By Bethanne Patrick | June 10, 2020

The Journey is the Plot: A Reading List for Traveling Beyond the Home

The Journey is the Plot: A Reading List for Traveling Beyond the Home

Mary Morris on Thomas Mann, Willa Cather, and More

By Mary Morris | June 8, 2020

Beyond Mount Everest: Essential Contemporary Writing from Nepal

Beyond Mount Everest: Essential Contemporary Writing from Nepal

Manjushree Thapa, Samrat Upadhyay, and More

By Elen Turner | June 4, 2020

Understanding the Complexities of Cuba: A Reading List

Understanding the Complexities of Cuba: A Reading List

Anthony DePalma's Recommendations, From Rachel Kushner to
Mirta Ojito

By Anthony DePalma | June 4, 2020

9 New Books To Read in June

9 New Books To Read in June

Recommended Reading by Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2020

19 new books to look forward to.

19 new books to look forward to.

By Katie Yee | June 2, 2020

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