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Literary Hubby Brittany Allen9d ago
Audible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books. Ever wanted to crack the creme bruleé of Mr. Darcy’s stoicism? Or give Humbert Humbert a piece of your mind?
Literary Hubby Brittany Allen9d ago
Here’s what’s making us happy this week. This week, your friendly neighborhood Lit Hub staff is feasting on a narrative diet—but not in the stacks you’d expect.
Literary Hubby Literary Hub9d ago
10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October Featuring New Books by David Treuer, Wendy S. Walters, Thomas Frank, and More.
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts10d ago
Laura didn’t remember moving to Platte, Nebraska. She had only been three when her father took the job of planning commissioner for the county.
Literary Hubby Assal Rad10d ago
How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq Assal Rad on the Parallels Between Journalists’ Treatment of the Invasion of Iraq and the Genocide in Gaza For years, mainstream...
Literary Hubby Brittany Cavallaro10d ago
“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults The Author of Wayfarers on Writing, Teaching, and Listening Like Sylvie, the protagonist of my new novel, Wayfarers, I grew up...
Literary Hubby Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen10d ago
How Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life Embodies the Best of America Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen In Praise of George Bailey George Bailey is more Christmas than Santa Claus.
Literary Hubby Ankur Thakkar10d ago
Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction? Ankur Thakkar on Navigating Technology on the Page This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here.
Literary Hubby Frank Ashwood10d ago
What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet Frank Ashwood Considers the Earth’s Earliest Soil, the First Mass Extinction Event, and the Impact of People The Coral Coast...
Literary Hubby Keri Leigh Merritt10d ago
Five Essential Books on Women in the Early Civil Rights Movement Keri Leigh Merritt Recommends Patricia Bell-Scott, Jacqueline Dowd Hall, John Egerton and More While the story of the Civil Rights...
Literary Hubby Julia Cohen10d ago
Revelations, Regret, Relief: Nine Books With Big Secrets Julia Cohen Recommends Brandon Shimoda, Andrea Lawlor, and More My daughter turned four this summer, and it’s been a strangely riveting...
Literary Hubby Brittany Allen10d ago
Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.” On September 25, The New York Times reported that Russian drones hit a plant on the edge of Kyiv.
Literary Hubby James Folta10d ago
9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book. In a recent interview with Interview magazine, influencer Alix Earle admitted that she has never read a book.
Literary Hubby Emily Temple11d ago
The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October Prepare Your Notes on East of Eden Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies...
Literary Hubby Natalie Zutter11d ago
Time Travel Romance and Haunted TV Channels: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Thrilling and Chilling Reads from Claire North, Audrey Niffenegger, Yoon Ha Lee, and More It being spooky season...
Literary Hubby Craig Morgan Teicher11d ago
Now and Then, Mothers and Daughters, Sonnets and Sequences: Seven Poetry Books to Read This Month Craig Morgan Teicher Recommends Samuel Amadon, Erin Belieu, Tina Chang, and More The present moment...
Literary Hubby Caroline Carlson11d ago
10 Great New Children’s Books Out in October 2026 Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Month I recently decided to sort through my overstuffed shelves in search of books to give...
Literary Hubby Book Marks11d ago
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week “His output more closely resembles that of an old studio film director’s than of a typical contemporary literary novelist.” Our five-alarm fire of fabulous...
Literary Hubby Marcia Chatelain11d ago
Beyond MLK: On the Women Who Made the March on Washington Marcia Chatelain Considers the Overlooked Yet Vital Role of Black Women in the Struggle For Racial Equality Lula Patterson was feeling...
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts11d ago
After Cora’s death I had a recurring dream. A heavy black cloud would pass over me. The cloud was evil.
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