Literature

The following is from xx’s Clean. Born in Chile, Alia Trabucco Zerán is the author of a nonfiction book, When Women Kill, and the novel The Remainder, which was a finalist for the International Booker Prize and has been translated into eight languages. Sophie Hughes is the translator of more than twenty books. She has

Liberty Hardy is an unrepentant velocireader, writer, bitey mad lady, and tattoo canvas. Turn-ons include books, books and books. Her favorite exclamation is “Holy cats!” Liberty reads more than should be legal, sleeps very little, frequently writes on her belly with Sharpie markers, and when she dies, she’s leaving her body to library science. Until

A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard. Article continues after advertisement It’s mid-October which means we are in the thick of spooky season—and we’ve got a spooky spectacular for you this week! Let Drew guide you

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Catch up with the most popular stories from this week’s editions of Today in Books. Amazon Introduces First Color-Screen Kindle Amazon announced this morning that its refreshed e-reader lineup will include the company’s first Kindle with a color screen.

Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member: Because Books Matter For the past decade, Literary Hub has brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for a donation, you’ll get an ad-free reading experience, exclusive editors’ picks, book giveaways, and our coveted Joan Didion Lit

Book Deals The best book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Today’s Featured Book Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Book Deals Previous Daily Deals View original source here

TODAY: In 1745, Jonathan Swift dies.  Cundill Prize Finalist Kathleen DuVal recommends essential books for understanding Native American history  by David Treuer, Ned Blackhawk, Brenda J. Child, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists “Americans are never shown what it actually looks like when a US drone strike hits a wedding party, or a child

🏆 The Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists 🍿 Watching the New Trailer for Like Water for Chocolate 💘 Taylor Swift is Publishing a Book! 🌈 Amazon Announces the First Color-Screen Kindle Today In Books Newsletter Sign up to Today In Books to receive daily news and miscellany from the world

October 18, 2024, 9:00am This morning, the Academy of American Poets announced this year’s recipients of two of its major prizes: the Wallace Stevens Award and the Academy Fellowship for Distinguished Poetic Achievement. Naomi Shihab Nye has won the 2024 Wallace Stevens Award, which recognizes “outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry,” and

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Take Action for the Freedom to Read Tomorrow, October 19, PEN America is hosting a Freedom to Read

October 18, 2024, 1:27pm Bob the Drag Queen has written a book, y’all. And this is not the standard tell-all memoir announcement now standard practice for the cross-over artist with a brand to build. Luckily for the world, the Drag Race winning superstar has written a novel. And one that looks to be, um, delightfully

Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. In the fall months, it’s all about dark academia. Give me a creepy school. Give me suspicious students. Give me teachers with

The following is from Disturbing the Bones.Jeff Biggers is an American Book Award-winning historian, journalist and playwright. Author of ten books of cultural history and investigative reporting, his work has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and Salon.com. Andrew Davis is the acclaimed director and screenwriter of numerous films, including Holes, Under

Last night, the winners of this year’s Kirkus Prizes were announced in a livestreamed ceremony that took place in Manhattan. The Kirkus Prizes have been awarded since 2014 and grant each of their recipients a trophy as well as $50,000 in cash. This year’s winners were selected out of 1,444 books that were given a

The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1915, Arthur Miller is born. Cundill Prize Finalist Kathleen DuVal recommends essential books for understanding Native American history  by David Treuer, Ned Blackhawk, Brenda J. Child, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Are you the asshole if you’re annoyed by a writer friend who

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The National Book Foundation has announced comedian and author Kate McKinnon as host of the 2024 National Book Awards, with musical guest Jon Batiste. This year marks 75 years of the National Book Awards, which honor the best

October 16, 2024, 9:00pm At a ceremony in New York City this evening, Kirkus Reviews announced the winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prize, given annual in three categories: fiction, nonfiction, and young readers’ literature. “This year’s prize-winning books—each written with elegance and lucidity—illuminate tragedies both personal and historical, helping us to better understand our world and

Would it be the 2020s without a new contemporary romance by Emily Henry to look forward to? The mega bestselling author’s latest is titled Great Big Beautiful Life, and feels like it fits in a familiar groove. It’s a contemporary romance about two writers (like 2020’s Beach Read) that will, undoubtably, plumb the depths of