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 >
The indie publisher Inpatient Press is doing fascinating, form-breaking work, publishing everything from novels, reprints, zines, and games since 2013. Inpatient’s publisher, Mitch Anzuoni, studied computer science and creative writing in college (fittingly) and aims “to publish what others do Read more >
This week, whimsigoths from New England to the PNW will be celebrating a long-awaited sequel. Practical Magic 2 revisits characters first conjured in Alice Hoffman’s best-selling novel, and made cult classic in the 1998 film adaptation, which follows the Owens Read more >
There’s a rule in September that every week must include one epically splashy book: this week, Emma Cline’s Switzy is here to fulfill that quota. It’s time for us all to get our hands on the novelist’s buzzy new release, Read more >
The imminent arrival of fall means I’ve been pulling out all my jackets in eager anticipation—I’m not a fan of summer, especially when it’s been nearly tropical in NYC these past few months. Arguably the best part of pulling out Read more >
As summer comes to a close, we at Lit Hub are celebrating milestones and jumping into the deep end. What’s making us happy? Climbing mountains. We’re looking autumn square in the face and saying: bring it on. Molly Odintz, for Read more >
Can you read the text above? Because large language models can’t. The design and tech company Mixfont has created Decoy Font, which promises to hide your text from AI crawlers. As covered in Dezeen, the font works by using two Read more >
Gloria Steinem, the trailblazing feminist journalist best known for embodying the American second wave, has died at 92. Steinem was a co-founder of Ms., a magazine that debuted the honorific unrelated to marital status. From 1971 to 1987, monthly issues Read more >
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