This political moment in America has been chilling for free speech and dissent, but like so many things about America, this government and vigilante repression isn’t new. Before Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, and Mohsen Mahdawi speaking out against war and Read more >
Header image via Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) This month, Farrar, Straus and Giroux is reissuing a spiky, forgotten jewel of a book. You may not know the author by name yet, but you’ll recognize her acquiring editor: Read more >
On April 23, Aspen Words announced the winner of the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize, which awards $35,000 each year to “a work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and Read more >
Feliç Sant Jordi! The Catalan holiday, rooted in the story of the region’s patron saint, is celebrated every year around Catalonia, but is coming to NYC this week. The Sant Jordi NYC Festival of Books & Roses is a celebration Read more >
Today, the Griffin Poetry Prize—the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry published in English—announced its 2025 shortlist, which was winnowed down from a pool of 578 submissions, including 47 translations from 20 languages, representing 219 publishers Read more >
It’s your annoying cinephile friend’s favorite time of year. In a few short weeks, the Cannes Film Festival will run roughshod over the French riviera from May 13-May 24. Some exciting pictures will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or this Read more >
Pope Francis, who Nick Ripatrazone called our “most literary pope”, died this Sunday. Pope Francis, who despite the faults of his institution, was an admirable man who stood for the poor and the oppressed, most notably for the Palestinians, who Read more >
Each week, as the wheel of the year turns, it feels as though far more than a week has passed, what with the deluge of political chaos we face almost daily, and it’s easy to start to feel drained and Read more >
By now you’ve for sure seen the footage of the latest Blue Origin flight, this one passengered by Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, among others. The flight technically crossed the Kármán Line into space, on a rocket courtesy of Read more >
Another toughie in the books. But if you’re reading this, you made it to Friday! This week, we at Lit Hub are grateful to say the same. We generally got by on the grace of podcasts, 90s nostalgia, and the Read more >
Sometimes, it can be hard to know exactly what a literary agent is looking for. Other times, they just come out and tell you, via a “Manuscript Wish List” (#MSWL). These can be both helpful and oddly specific. The following Read more >
Today, the New York Public Library announced their Young Lions Fiction Award finalists. The annual award, now in its 25th year, honors a writer under 35 for an exceptional novel or short story collection. Here are this year’s finalists: ‘Pemi Aguda Read more >
It was recently brought to my attention, via the Lit Hub Slack, that “thromance,” a portmanteau of thriller and romance, has joined the ranks of zippy subgenre names. Maybe it’s because of social media, but it seems like book conversations Read more >
Today the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced its annual class of fellows. This year’s “distinguished individuals” include 198 authors, scholars, and artists working across 53 disciplines. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from a pool of Read more >
It’s April 15, just about midway through a month of drizzly days, blossoms, and ever more political chaos, a chaos rippling across the globe. It’s a difficult time to remain happy, hopeful, and certain of things from day to day, Read more >
Two weeks ago, the White House signed a spate of executive orders designed to restore “truth and sanity” to cultural institutions. This administration has made no secret of the fact that it’s gunning for the archive, but the latest saber-rattling Read more >
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