Understanding the Ukraine crisis: a comprehensive reading list on Russia, Ukraine, and the rise of Vladimir Putin. | Lit Hub History Jane Pek considers Pride and Prejudice, the gay marriage movement, and the choice to marry. | Lit Hub Memoir Why Ed Simon mentally crosses his fingers when saying, “Of course, I don’t think that demons are actually […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-26 11:30:00 UTC ]
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Why libraries are often deliberate targets during war: “For book lovers, there is something profoundly, almost viscerally disturbing about a library on fire.” | Lit Hub Libraries “On paper, Enoch’s travels don’t sound that dissimilar to reported nonhuman encounters.” Luis Elizondo on beings from... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-20 10:30:55 UTC ]
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Take a literary road trip across America, with book recommendations for all 50 states. | Lit Hub “Although I have not inherited a physical plot, I’ve inherited dual impulses related to how I define home.” Sadiya Ansari on family, place and inheritance in South Asia and North America. | Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-14 10:30:11 UTC ]
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Navid Sinaki on Scheherazade, secrets, and finding his voice as a young, queer Iranian immigrant. | Lit Hub Memoir “What do we inherit from trauma? Complicated stories, frayed genetics, and many, many hidden secrets.” Danzy Senna, Kristopher Jansma, Rosie Schaap and more take the Lit Hub... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-13 10:30:55 UTC ]
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Lauren Markham on why she almost quit journalism (and what made her come back). | Lit Hub Memoir “I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.” Phil Christman considers the poetics of place. | Lit Hub Craft Sarah Manguso’s Liars, Anne... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-26 10:30:31 UTC ]
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Cool off with this week's new YA book releases, featuring romance, time loops, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-22 14:45:00 UTC ]
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‘A Death in Cornwall,’ Daniel Silva’s lastest Gabriel Allon spy thriller is the #3 book in the country. Plus Sarah Beth Durst makes a cozy foray into romantasy with ‘The Spellshop,’ and YA author Tricia Levenseller embraces ‘The Darnkess Within Us.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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One Signal takes Timnit Gebru’s AI clarion call, HarperVia picks up enigmatic YouTuber Uketsu’s Japanese horror debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In the undertaking of a lifetime, James Folta ranks 100 iconic ALA posters of celebrities urging you to read. | Lit Hub Maris Kreizman on being one of 500 literary voices who contributed to that New York Times best books of the century list: “If you’re a real book lover you know that 10 slots […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-07-18 10:30:18 UTC ]
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“We are all unreliable narrators, recounting our stories through the filters of perception and memory.” Matt Young considers the nuances of memoir and autofiction. | Lit Hub Craft Levi Vonk on Summer Brenner’s Dust and the complexities inherent to writing about the South. | Lit Hub Criticism... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-18 10:30:05 UTC ]
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What if Jane Austen is actually the master of anti-romance? Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey on how Austen’s rushed endings undercut her reputation. | Lit Hub Criticism Living with a literary icon can teach some incredible lessons. Cory Leadbeater on his life-changing friendship with Joan Didion. |... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-12 10:30:38 UTC ]
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“As I became more entrenched in the White nationalist movement, I gained more power to cause more harm to people and society in ways I came to deeply regret.” R. Derek Black on the extreme ideology of their upbringing and how young White nationalists are programmed to hate. | Lit Hub Memoir “I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-30 10:30:30 UTC ]
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A tribute to Paul Auster, featuring Siri Hustvedt, Don DeLillo, JM Coetzee, and more. | Lit Hub “I’ve had to forgive myself for what I chose not to see. For choosing myself.” Nina St. Pierre on understanding and accepting a schizophrenic mother. | Lit Hub Memoir James Shapiro on Willa Cather and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-28 10:30:47 UTC ]
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How do authors get famous? Unless you’re willing to wait for posthumous renown, Oprah’s Book Club might be your best bet. | Lit Hub Criticism “The book is the same every time, but I am different, so what it offers me is different.” Jessie Gaynor on rereading The Corrections while navigating her... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-21 10:30:40 UTC ]
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How do you write a story that’s for you? Anna Noyes on writing “the kind of book that keeps me awake.” | Lit Hub Craft Jessie Rosen recommends a reading list of superstitions, featuring Jennifer Weiner, Yangsze Choo, Morgan Jerkins, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Claire Messud’s This Strange... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 10:30:12 UTC ]
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The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Noé Álvarez (Accordion Eulogies: A Memoir of Music, Migration, and Mexico) Anna Dorn (Perfume & Pain) Abby Geni (The Body Farm) Aimee Nezhukumatathil... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-14 08:56:57 UTC ]
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“I had assumed my mother had written a novel about real estate—after all the title was A Hot Property…” Kate Feiffer on reading her mother’s x-rated novel and considering female-authored erotica as a form of social critique. | Lit Hub Memoir Jessica Shattuck recommends a reading list of of the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-13 10:30:32 UTC ]
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Jonathan Corcoran on the teacher who showed him that writing begins far from the page: Pulitzer Prize winner Jayne Anne Phillips. | Lit Hub Criticism Elizabeth Graver remembers her friend and agent, Richard Parks: “Richard’s voice on the phone was always much as I remembered it: polite, even... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-08 10:30:25 UTC ]
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Caroline Carlson recommends new children’s books by Matt Hunt, Julie Flett, Vera Brosgol, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists “True intimacy means striving for complete knowing.” Khadijah Queen on intimacy, self-care, and the asexual spectrum. | Lit Hub Memoir Are you the literary asshole if you... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-05-02 10:30:33 UTC ]
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“I yearned for a bigger life and was sure it would come for me.” Aaron Hicklin on how the novels of Lynne Reid Banks helped him see himself. | Lit Hub Memoir “The more pertinent question than what we can write is what we who are Black authors can write about that a publisher will […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-26 10:30:59 UTC ]
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When is enough enough? Ryan Chapman on wants, needs, money, and time. | Lit Hub Memoir “Resets are necessary throughout a writing life.” Julia Alvarez on falling in love with writing again. | Lit Hub Craft What does Lord Byron have in common with Che Guevara? “A revolutionary who loves poetry... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2024-04-19 10:30:28 UTC ]
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