Literature

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

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance
Middle Grade for All Ages: 10 Great Books with Strong Tween Characters
Elizabeth Roberts Architects: Collected Stories
Sally Rooney! Olga Tokarczuk! Pedro Almodóvar! 27 new books out today.
Agimat by Romalyn Ante review – spells to ward off trauma
‘Having been repeatedly annihilated by my mother, I’m resilient as hell’: Gwyneth Lewis
A Woman Like Me: A Memoir by Diane Abbott review – rich and complex record of resilience
Earth is about to get a second moon… but what will it mean for the lit world?
People of Dune, You Will No Longer Have to Think About Water When I Am Elected
Jonathan Coe and Kit de Waal among 35 writers of ‘protest zine’ defending threatened Birmingham libraries
Novelist Rebecca Watson: ‘What are siblings: twisted reflections of ourselves? Allies? Enemies?’
All the times Sally Rooney was saner than Book Media.
WTF is Steve reading on Sex and the City?
More Roman than the Romans
We’re the Couple That Tina Turner Encounters at Minute 2:43 of Her “What’s Love Got to Do with It” Video, and This Is Our Story
Poem of the week: Llyfr Geirfa fy Nhad / My Father’s Vocabulary Book by Gwyneth Lewis
Lit Hub Daily: September 23, 2024
How Jack London Foresaw the Anti-Democratic Future With The Iron Heel
Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?
How the Work of Thomas Dixon Shaped White America’s Racist Fantasies