Today, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, which celebrates “writers whose work demonstrates the power of the written word to foster peace,” announced the winners of the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize (for books published in 2025). For fiction, the Read more >
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 451 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Fiction are Matt Read more >
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 727 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Nonfiction are Eve Read more >
Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81. Her death was confirmed by her literary executor, Maggie Nelson. Dillard, who wrote in many forms and experiments, was an invigorating writer whose dedication and care seemed to Read more >
Though we do well to celebrate the rise of Widow’s Bay and Jean Smart’s 193rd public recognition, another excellent thing happened at the Emmys this year: librarians got a much-deserved shout-out. Specifically recognized were the librarians behind The Librarians, a Read more >
It’s looking like a great year for indie cinema. Which is swell news for nerds. For those of us particularly loyal to print and celluloid, the late festival circuit—including the Venice Biennale, New York Film Fest (NYFF), and the Toronto International Read more >
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Poetry. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 285 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Poetry are Rob Read more >
As Lit Hub’s resident Caro-head, I’m committed to bringing you regular updates on the historian’s progress on his Years of Lyndon Johnson series (searching “Folta Caro” on Lit Hub turns up more results than I remember). And if on Monday Read more >
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 159 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Translated Literature Read more >
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 290 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Young Read more >
An onslaught, as ever, in this bountiful month: today we welcome the brand new speculative work by Emily St. John Mandel, the conclusive end to Leigh Bardugo’s trilogy, and an historical feat by Kate Atkinson. This is to say nothing Read more >
A study released at the top of this month found that e-lending at public libraries could be having a negative effect on the book market. In other words? Your Kindle has some explaining to do. Commissioned by the Association of Read more >
A new interactive exhibition about the writing of James Baldwin features an AI programmed typewriter that directs users to writing drawn from Baldwin’s books, essays, and letters. If you, like me, are aghast that “AI” and “James Baldwin” are in Read more >
Last night, at their 2026 Literary Salon in Minneapolis, stalwart indie publisher Graywolf Press unveiled a new logo, developed in partnership with Minneapolis-based branding studio Hi, Hello. This is the press’s third logo in 52 years; according to a press Read more >
Commas can change meaning (“eats shoots and leaves” versus “eats, shoots and leaves” or “I ate, grandma” versus “I ate grandma”), but over a century ago, commas helped change the Russian government. In 1905, uprisings broke out all across the Read more >
This is the first installment of an ongoing series recommending books from what I’ll call the Funny Novel Canon. Think of it as a working syllabus for literary humorists. If there’s a funny novel you love and think should be Read more >
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