Lit Hub Daily: December 27, 2017

19 books published this year that deserved more attention, as recommended by contributors to Freeman’s. | Literary Hub
10 dark, dark short stories you can read online (for a break from holiday “cheer”). | Literary Hub
Counting down the year’s top literary news stories, 30 to 21: From twitter gaffes to American invasions. | Literary Hub
From a memoir by the founders of Black Lives Matter to Nicole Chung’s first book, 46 books by women of color to look forward to next year. | Electric Literature
“As much as I admire Chanson Douce, I’ve almost wished I could unread it.” On Leïla Slimani’s dark, fascinating novel, the most-read book in France. | The New Yorker
On the problem with Little Women: Can an adaptation really get around the fact it begins with Mr. March urging his girls to “conquer themselves?” | The Guardian
“I’d love the chance to use filters that serve to expand a category instead of narrowing it, breach the boundaries of the familiar and provide something intersectional, liminal, unexpected.” In praise of strange books. | NPR
“Outside of the book industry itself, who gives a crap when a book was published?” Against the ubiquitous end-of-year reading list. | The Cardiff Review

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