4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (45+ words) Literary Hub Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (45+ words) Literary Hub Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus....

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1893+ words) Writing is a challenge, at every level. There are constant pressures acting upon a writer: juggling between responsibilities and work; prioritizing health; making and somehow slowing down time; even, perhaps, the arresting, infinite possibilities of the page. Not to mention,…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (554+ words) Emma Cline, Switzy (Random House) “This truly profound journey will stay with readers long after the last page is turned.” –Booklist R.F. Kuang, Taipei Story (William Morrow) “A visceral exploration of language as a bridge and a barrier.” –Kirkus Alice…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (280+ words) And there are so many good books to read right now! It’s well worth making time for these ten new releases from long-time children’s book legends and newer favorite creators. Christopher Myers, Night Ride Kokila, September 29 recommended for ages 4-8 For…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (945+ words) Stay safe, as always, and I hope you’ll add these to your to-be-read piles. Gish Jen, Bad Bad Girl (Vintage) Megha Majumdar, A Guardian and a Thief (Vintage) Frances Wilson, Electric Spark: The Enigma of Dame Muriel (Picador) “A brilliant…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (229+ words) Lit Hub Weekly: August 17 – 21, 2026 Literary Hub Lit Hub Weekly: August 17 - 21, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - What Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel can teach us about grief, literature, and growing up. | Lit Hub TV - Why the tragedy of Jason…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (469+ words) Anjet Daanje’s The Song of Stork and Dromedary, Joby Warrick’s The Jackal, and Dorthe Nors’ Range all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. 1. The Song…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (112+ words) Our feast of fabulous reviews this week includes Becca Rothfeld on Rachel Cusk’s Life of M, Emmet Fraizer on Jordy Rosenberg’s Night Night Fawn, Charlotte Wood on Dorthe Nors’s Range, Walton Muyumba on John Edgar Wideman’s Languages of Home, and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (568+ words) Joby Warrick, The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World’s First Super-Terrorist (Scribner) “A riveting portrait of the larger-than-life man who invented the role of celebrity terrorist—and of the journalists, ideologues, spymasters, and dictators who helped elevate…...