This morning, five novels and one short story collection have been recognized on the International Booker Prize shortlist. This annually given award recognizes literature in translation. Some takeaways—slim novels took the cake this year, with the longest book ringing at Read more >
The wheel of the year continues to turn, its its pace at once chaotically swift and glacially slow, and, as we reel from the staggering effects of ever more political chaos in the United States and around the globe, chaos Read more >
You’ve probably already heard the news: Mr. Beast, the YouTuber your cousins are obsessed with, and James Patterson, the novelist your uncles are obsessed with, have finally teamed up to write a book together. The thriller is Mr. Beast’s first Read more >
Another not-great week in world time, but we at Lit Hub are determined to let the sunshine in. We’re creeping outside, we’re shaking off winter, and we’re finding delight in the little things. If you too could use some recommendations, Read more >
Publishers for Palestine, a global solidarity collective of nearly 600 publishers across 50 countries, has condemned the ongoing silence of the world’s largest children’s book fair on the slaughter of children in Gaza. In a press release issued earlier today, Read more >
Reductress is one of the best humor sites out there. They have an amazing editorial staff and a talented pool of writers who keep their headlines and articles sharp and surprising. It’s a tough moment to find a good comedic Read more >
Today, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which celebrates excellence in novels, short story collections, and graphic novels written by women and non-binary authors and published in the US and Canada, announced its 2025 shortlist. This year’s finalists were selected Read more >
The National Book Foundation announced the five writers under 35 whose debut novels or short story collections promise “to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape.” This year’s 5 Under 35 honorees are short story writers, prose-poets, and novelists Read more >
Today, the UK’s Women’s Prize Trust announced the shortlist for the 30th Women’s Prize for Fiction, which “champions excellence, originality, and accessibility in women’s writing,” and is awarded to the best novel of each year written in English and Published Read more >
Looks like that’s the end of the manuscript for NaNoWriMo. In an email, the nonprofit announced that they’re wrapping things up for good. NaNoWriMo—which stands, for the uninitiated, for National Novel Writing Month—was founded in 1999 as a facilitator of Read more >
The American Academy of Poets launched National Poetry Month in 1996. Since then, April has been synonymous in some circles with verse. Even before that, the dawn of spring has felt poetic. Eliot called it the cruelest month, well before Read more >
It’s April 1st, the first of the month in a year that has felt like living out political headlines better suited to April Fool’s Day, but I fool you not when I say that today is a special day, indeed, Read more >
Spring is soiree season. You heard it here first. And a few recent books—like Aria Aber’s novel Good Girl, or Emily Witt’s investigative memoir, Health and Safety—have revived an age-old character about which the soiree orbits. The party girl. 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 >
Beloved indie magazine The Rumpus will be getting new owners on May 1st. Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman are set to take over from Alyson Sinclair, who has been running The Rumpus since 2022. Roxanne Gay has been working with the Read more >
This week, the Lit Hub staff is thriving off IRL engagements—podcast tapings, baby book clubs, canvassing, and music fests. If there’s a theme, it’s congregation. If there’s a theme song, it may be Bjork’s “Human Behavior.” (Emphasis mine.) We hope you Read more >
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