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A Small Press Book We Love:
Let Me Clear My Throat by Elena Passarello

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 >

By Brittany Allen

Trump is trying to destroy libraries.

Image from the New York Public Libraries Digital Collections The hogmen and shock troops of the Trump-Musk administration have gone after another essential and beloved mainstay of public life: libraries. Trump signed a broad executive order last Friday that puts Read more >

By James Folta

A Small Press Book We Love:
Children of the Ghetto by Elias Khoury

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 >

By James Folta

Kristen Arnett! Amy Shearn! Emma Donoghue! 25 new books out today.

March has already been a month of manias and mind-boggling political moments, and I feel, as perhaps everyone nodding to the madcap political moment does, like a broken record. Still, I’ll say something else I always say, as it is Read more >

By Gabrielle Bellot

Schumer “postponing” his book tour tells me he still doesn't get the message.

After a thorough excoriating by Democrats who are livid at his capitulation to Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has “postponed” his book tour. Hopefully he’ll use the time to do something about Trump’s unshackled authoritarianism. But I suspect he’s Read more >

By James Folta

A Small Press Book We Love:
Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton

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 >

By Jonny Diamond

Macmillan is defending its new tech memoir, Careless People, against Meta's claims.

Sarah Wynn-Williams’s Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams came out a few days ago, and is already making a huge splash. The book is one insider’s look at Facebook/Meta, and how tech Read more >

By James Folta

Two Dollar Radio turns twenty this year. Here's where to start with their radical backlist.

Two Dollar Radio has been quietly rocking the publishing world since its inception in 2005. The Ohio-based indie publisher and “family outfit” turns twenty this year, and we at Lit Hub want to extend a hearty happy birthday. In a Read more >

By Brittany Allen

Here are some good villains that didn’t make our final bracket.

We put a good amount of work into our villains bracket, and I think I could make a case for each of our initial 64 picks being the worst of all time. This week we’ve watched a lot of our Read more >

By James Folta

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

This week, the Cleveland Foundation announced the ten finalists for the 2025 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which honor “books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” This is Read more >

By Literary Hub

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Calvin Kasulke on suburban ennui.

For our Villains Bracket week, a few Lit Hub staffers wrote about their favorite villain from our initial group of 64. Calvin wrote about suburban ennui, the villain of Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road and more. The suburban ennui that was felled Read more >

By Calvin Kasulke

A Small Press Book We Love:
Naples 1343 by Amedeo Feniello

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 >

By Molly Odintz

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Dan Sheehan on Frankenstein's Monster.

For our Villains Bracket week, a few Lit Hub staffers wrote an ode to their favorite villain from our initial group of 64. Here’s Dan on Frankenstein’s Monster, from Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. “Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to Read more >

By Dan Sheehan

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Dwyer Murphy on Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley.

For our Villains Bracket week, Lit Hub staffers wrote a bit about their favorite villain from our initial group of 64. Here’s Dwyer on Tom Ripley, from The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley’s Game, and more. I think we Read more >

By Dwyer Murphy

A Small Press Book We Love:
Pipe Dreams on Pico by Brent L. Smith

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 >

By James Folta

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: James Folta on John le Carré's Karla.

For our Villains Bracket week, a few Lit Hub staffers wrote a bit about their favorite villain from our initial group of 64. Here’s James on Karla, who first appears in John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.  In hindsight, Karla Read more >

By James Folta