Literature

Immerse yourself in the world of literature with updates on book releases, author interviews, literary awards, and literary events.

Read Mosab Abu Toha’s statement on the destruction of the Edward Said Library in Gaza.
The morning after the night before
Lit Hub Daily: January 24, 2025
This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer
Gemma Tizzard on Researching for Historical Fiction
A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood
Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes
“Tutorial”
Men have bigger problems than not reading novels.
The poetry of the troubles
Here are this year’s National Book Critics Circle Award finalists.
Tales of the City
Lit Hub Daily: January 23, 2025
Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won
Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?
“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman