A new trailer (below) for Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Toews’s Women Talking just dropped and it’s beautiful. Whereas the novel—which is brilliant—can have an almost claustrophobic feeling, Polley seems to be letting the light in a bit, evoking the Read more >
In case you didn’t notice all the costumes on the subway, New York Comic Con, the nerdiest event of the year, was held last weekend at New York City’s Javits Center. As always, the four day convention was full of Read more >
It is a very Monday-ish Tuesday, but at least that means there are only—count ’em—four days left in the work week and all these new books to fawn over. * Lydia Millet, Dinosaurs (W. W. Norton) “There is something new Read more >
Yes, there is a library in Ankara composed entirely of books thrown out (presumably) by people who hate reading (or who work in publishing). After Turkish garbage collectors began finding more and more trashed books, they decided to start organizing Read more >
If you tore through Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s 2019 novel Fleishman Is in Trouble with as much relish as I did (and based on critical and internet commenter response to the book, you did), chances are you’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of its Read more >
In what marks a glorious return to filmmaking after a nearly 20-year absence, John Waters (Baltimore’s favorite son and American cinema’s favorite degenerate) will write and direct an adaptation of his 2022 debut novel, Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance. The adaptation, to Read more >
Welcome to Life Advice for Book Lovers, Lit Hub’s advice column. You tell me what’s eating you in an email to deardorothea@lithub.com, and I’ll tell you what you should read next. * Dear Dorothea, I’m usually such a good reader—and I Read more >
More than 2 million children just became eligible for free books: California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1183 to establish Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program in the state and specify how it will operate. The program will use Read more >
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott—the bulk of whose wealth comes from her ex-husband’s anti-union empire of digital retail nihilism—has given $20 million to the Fresno Unified School District. And while $20 million isn’t actually that much to someone worth $54 billion, it Read more >
This morning, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.” Annie Ernaux is the Read more >
The world’s most valuable novel—a first edition of Jane Austen’s Emma, purchased in 2019 for £375,000, back when the pound had value—is going on display at the former house of Austen’s brother, Edward. The American owner has insisted the three-volume Read more >
As Tony Montana would probably say if he were a literary agent: In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get Read more >
(Please not that because the Discourse is the ultimate zombie, many of my 2021 suggestions (Supply Chain Issues, JCO’s Twitter, Emotional BookTok Teen) still apply.) Literary Non-Hottie The perfect for lazy, not-hot party-goers—wear your normal clothes, hold a book, and Read more >
If you like eerie, 19th-century period pieces about the clash between faith and science, tradition and modernity, superstitious Irish peasants and haughty British interlopers, then you’ll want to check out The Wonder, Sebastián Lelio’s adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s Giller Prize-nominated 2016 Read more >
The winner of the 2022 BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University is Saba Sams, for “Blue 4eva,” “a story about sexual identity and class which celebrates the power and agency of youth.” The story originally appeared in her Read more >
As a fan of Lena Waithe and Joshua Bennett, I’m thrilled at this news: Waithe’s production company, Hillman Grad Productions, is planning to adapt Bennett’s novella “The Book of Mycah” for television. “The Book of Mycah,” which imagines a version Read more >
At Lit Hub, we’ve been lucky enough to publish some excellent writing from some of the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards, the full list of which the National Book Foundation released today. Below, you’ll find links to read Read more >
Autumn is the most literary season. That’s just a fact. No better time to grab a mug, curl up on the couch, and turn on one of these free virtual events. * In Conversation: Celeste Ng and Emma Straub October Read more >
Book not selling? Never fear, there’s hope. After all, not every literary legend started out that way—in fact, plenty of beloved, now-classic works were ignored (or worse) upon their initial release. Here are a few books you may have heard Read more >
Today, the National Book Foundation announced their finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Five winners will be selected from the twenty-five finalists and announced on Wednesday, November Read more >
