The reign of the color-blob book cover has slowly come to an end over the last several years, and various pretenders to the throne have taken their best shot at being the next trend—sans-serif minimalism (The “Cusk”); brightly-colored paper-cut-out illustrations, Read more >
On Wednesday, German newspaper Die Zeit broke the news that the ceremony to award the prestigious Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought to Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen would be postponed (though not cancelled entirely) because one of the award’s main sponsors (the Green party-affiliated Read more >
Today, the National Book Critics Circle announced the longlist for the Barrios Book in Translation Prize. The prize, now in its second year, “celebrates the artistic merit of literature in translation in any genre and seeks to recognize the valuable Read more >
[Update 12/15: Masha Gessen explains the controversy in their own words] * The German Green Party-affiliated Heinrich Böll Foundation, “in agreement with the Bremen Senate,” is withdrawing from awarding the Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought to the Russian-American journalist Masha Read more >
On December 7, the beloved Palestinian poet, writer, literature professor, and activist Refaat Alareer was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike that also killed his brother, his sister, and four of her children. In the week of mourning since, tributes Read more >
A Roosevelt Island couple has proudly checked out five children’s books about the Palestinian experience, vowing not to return them so as to protect the good people of New York from blatant “indoctrination.” According the NY Post: The books — Read more >
We’re nearing the middle of December, a month in which the publishing industry, unlike our frenzied quests to find last-minute gifts, tends to slow down. As a result, though books make quite excellent presents, there aren’t always as many brand-new Read more >
As you probably know, Literary Hub is produced by a small staff; most of us are writers, and/or moonlight as editors on other projects. This year, four of our number—that would be 36% percent of full time Literary Hub staffers, not Read more >
Palestine, Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Joe Sacco’s seminal nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism” upon its publication over twenty years ago, has been rushed back into print in response to surging demand. First published across Read more >
Dozens of indie booksellers, from stores across America, have signed an open letter in support of Palestine. Signatories from some of this country’s best bookstores—in Seattle, Oakland, Chicago—have lent their names to a letter that says, in part: As workers Read more >
The Palestinian poet, writer, literature professor, and activist Dr. Refaat Alareer was killed today in a targeted Israeli airstrike that also killed his brother, his sister, and four of her children. He is survived by his wife, Nusayba, and their children. Dr. Read more >
A sobering new report, released yesterday by the Palestinian Ministry of Culture, details the devastating impact two months of Israeli bombardment have had on the cultural sector of Gaza. Titled “Second Preliminary Report on Cultural Sector Damage,” the wide-ranging report begins Read more >
I’m very happy to announce that, starting in January 2024, Lit Hub will feature two new columnists, Kristen Arnett and Maris Kreizman. Anyone familiar with Lit Hub (and the literary internet, for that matter) will know the work of Kristen Read more >
Showing absolute dedication to her craft (and to authenticity) Ava DuVernay recreated 1930s Nazi book burnings in the actual location they took place. For a scene in her new movie, Origin—which is inspired by Isabel Wilkerson’s book, Caste—DuVernay got special Read more >
Today, the Whiting Foundation announced the ten 2023 recipients of the $40,000 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant, which seeks to “foster original, ambitious projects brought to the highest possible standard” by supporting authors with nonfiction books in progress. “This year’s grantees Read more >
This week, the 42nd John Dos Passos Prize was awarded to novelist and short story writer Patricia Engel (Vida; The Veins of the Ocean; Infinite Country; The Faraway World) by Longwood University. The Dos Passos Prize is the oldest literary Read more >
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