For our Villains Bracket week, a few Lit Hub staffers wrote a little bit on their favorite villain from our initial group of 64. Here’s Emily on Woland from Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita. Despite the fact that you (monsters) Read more >
For our Villains Bracket week, a few Lit Hub staffers wrote a little bit on their favorite villain from our initial group of 64. Here’s Drew on Randall Flagg from Stephen King’s work. “The man in black fled across the Read more >
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Read more >
Photo from the IWP’s webpage. The legendary and beloved International Writing Program was told on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs was terminating their federal funding. The loss amounts to around $1 million Read more >
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union announced yesterday that workers have ratified union contracts at three New York City Barnes & Noble stores, which is a first for Barnes & Noble in the U.S. Through organizing and solidarity, over Read more >
As reported by Richie Assaly in the Toronto Star yesterday, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre—the largest queer theater company in the world—is among 18 theater and performing arts organizations that have joined a “cultural and academic boycott” of Israel: On Read more >
Folks, the time has come to stop linking to Amazon. For good. If you’re reading this site, you likely already knew this in your heart. And I’m actually not here to give you the litany of reasons why Amazon’s extractive Read more >
Putting together our bracket to determine the best villain in literature brought up a lot of existential questions about villains: What makes a good one? Can a character be villainous without being an antagonist? What even is a villain? I Read more >
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Read more >
Sometime after she wrote two of the best songs of all time in an alleged single sitting, Dolly Parton turned her talents to charming the world. She’s acted in perfect films (9 to 5), continued to make perfect country, pop, Read more >
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Read more >
Image by Amal Al-Nakhala and Journal of Architectural Education Earlier this week an influential academic publication on architecture, Journal of Architectural Education, or JAE, had its forthcoming fall issue on Palestine canceled by its publisher “without having read the content of Read more >
This week, the PEN/Faulkner Foundation announced the finalists for the 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. A three judge panel—comprised of authors Bruce Holsinger, Deesha Philyaw, and Luis Alberto Urrea—considered 414 novels and short story collections published in the US during Read more >
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Read more >
March is here, the third month of a year that continues to feel like many years compressed into a few months. Still, with March comes a new season, new chances for hope (one hopes), new horrors (one hopes less fervently Read more >
Small presses have had a rough year, but as the literary world continues to conglomerate, we at Literary Hub think they’re more important than ever. Which is why, every (work) day in March—which just so happens to be National Small Read more >
It’s that time of year again, when Hollywood’s eyes turn to That Golden Man, the big man-shaped award, that wonderful action figure we all want to hold but cannot play with: Mr. Oscar himself. This year a lot of the Read more >
March, miraculously, is here, the third month in a new year that has already felt like a year or two compressed into these first few months. But, even as 2025 seems defined by chaos so far, there are certainties to Read more >
There’s a new Bridget Jones movie, and tis a truth universally acknowledged that some of us are obliged to comment. The four film franchise launched off Helen Fielding’s bestselling Bridget Jones’s Diary is wildly hit and miss. But there’s something Read more >
The longlist for this year’s International Booker Prize 2025 has been announced. The annually given prize recognizes international literature in translation. The winning book will receive a £50,000 purse, divided equally between author and translator(s). Shortlisted titles receive £5,000. This Read more >
