Literature

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

“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us
Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence
Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself
This year’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction goes to Richard Flanagan.
The book world’s most bloodstained award was handed out in Toronto last night.
What to read if you can’t wait for the next season of You Must Remember This.
‘Autumn’ / ‘Fall’
The jury’s out
Walking to work
Lit Hub Daily: November 19, 2024
How a Young Sylvia Plath Found Her Literary Voice Through Diary Keeping
What the Novels of William Faulkner and Ralph Ellison Reveal About the Soul of America
Slowing Poetry: On Learning to Walk and Write in a Changing, Ill Body
How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage
Leslie Jamison and Emmeline Clein on Words That Cut
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Haruki Murakami! Sondheim! Parks and Rec! 23 new books out today.
I asked ChatGPT to write its own versions of iconic poems, and they are… not great!
The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes “leather-daddy bounty hunters.”
The 2024 Cercador Prize goes to The Book of All Loves.