• Craft and Criticism

    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    “For me it was cathartic, almost spiritual, to have these ugly truths articulated.”

     
    By Book Marks  February 27, 2025
    Ancestors

    Roots of Stone: Diana McCaulay on Finding Your Story In That of Your Ancestors

    By Diana McCaulay  February 27, 2025
    Arab Literature

    Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

    By Nussaibah Younis  February 27, 2025
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

    By Fiction Non Fiction  February 27, 2025
    Windham-Campbell Prizes

    Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s Seeing

    By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast   February 26, 2025
    Historical Fiction

    More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

    By Andrea Barrett  February 26, 2025
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Reading Lists

    Lit From the Chocolate City: Ten Washington D.C Books That Aren’t About Politicians

    By Charlotte Taylor Fryar  February 26, 2025
    Blindness

    An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties

    By Jane Tara  February 26, 2025
    The Critic and Her Publics

    Meghan O’Rourke on the Glitzy Bits

    By The Critic and Her Publics   February 25, 2025
    Reading Lists

    Bridges to a Misunderstood World: Seven Memoirs That Show the Many Sides of Cuba

    Rebe Huntman Recommends Ruth Behar, Daisy Hernández, Alma Gillermoprieto, and More

    By Rebe Huntman  February 27, 2025
    Campus Novels

    In Praise of Wonder Boys (Both the Book AND the Movie)

    By Ed Simon  February 25, 2025
    Chinese Literature

    On Being Mentored by a Chinese Woman Writer Who Lived a Thousand Years Ago

    By Wendy Chen  February 25, 2025
    Gaza

    Omar El Akkad on Genocide, Complicit Liberals, and the Terrible Wrath of the West

    By Dan Sheehan  February 25, 2025
    Retellings

    Non-Canon Compliant: In Praise of Classic Lit Fan Fiction

    Allison Epstein Explores the Benefits of Creating Your Own Version of a Canonical Mainstay

    By Allison Epstein  February 25, 2025
    Recipes

    Pistachio Kulfi Inspired by Asha Thanki’s A Thousand Times Before

    By Evan Hanczor  February 25, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Omar El Akkad! Ada Calhoun! Joni Mitchell! 26 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  February 25, 2025
    craft advice

    Want to Write Better Fiction? Break Seven Ribs

    By Jane Pek  February 24, 2025
    In Conversation

    Paul Lisicky on Joni Mitchell, Anti-Memoirs, and How Songwriting Influences His Nonfiction

    The Author of “Song So Wild and Blue” in Conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg

    By Emma Copley Eisenberg  February 24, 2025
    Writers in Conversation

    Just a Little Blip: A Conversation with Sheila Heti

    By Fiona Warnick  February 24, 2025
    In Conversation

    Elaine Equi on Blankness, Condensing Verse, and the Joy of Writing Short Poems

    By Literary Hub  February 24, 2025
    First Draft

    Paul Theroux on His Ideal Reader

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   February 24, 2025
    Write-minded

    Jean Kwok on Infusing Mystery into Literary Fiction

    From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

    By Write-minded   February 24, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  February 21, 2025
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: “What is Energizing to You?”

    By The Lit Hub Podcast   February 21, 2025
    Literary Community

    The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

    By Ada Calhoun  February 25, 2025
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