What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

Caleb Klaces on the Often-Overlooked Role of Photography in Works of Fiction

By Caleb Klaces | October 16, 2025

Neither Plot Nor Character, But... Something Else? Ten Novels with Mind-Blowing Structures

Neither Plot Nor Character, But... Something Else? Ten Novels with Mind-Blowing Structures

Lincoln Michel Recommends Alejandro Zambra, Renee Gladman, Percival Everett and More

By Lincoln Michel | May 13, 2025

First-Person, Secondhand: Nine Books on Migration That Experiment with Point of View

First-Person, Secondhand: Nine Books on Migration That Experiment with Point of View

Chris Campanioni Recommends Olga Tokarczuk, Dubravka Ugrešić, Anna Seghers, and More

By Chris Campanioni | March 14, 2025

“Every Border is a Story.” On Dividing Lines Both Real and Imagined

“Every Border is a Story.” On Dividing Lines Both Real and Imagined

James Crawford Considers the Continuing Relevance of Literature’s Borders

By James Crawford | May 3, 2023

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

The Year in Reading From Contributors to Freeman’s

By Literary Hub | December 19, 2022

24 glorious new books to welcome into the world today.

24 glorious new books to welcome into the world today.

By Katie Yee | September 13, 2022

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | July 28, 2022

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

By Literary Hub | April 4, 2022

“A Volcano Is Born”

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 11, 2022

Valeria Luiselli has won the world's richest prize for a novel written in English.

Valeria Luiselli has won the world's richest prize for a novel written in English.

By Walker Caplan | May 20, 2021

Redefining the Modern Flâneuse: A Reading List

Redefining the Modern Flâneuse: A Reading List

Kavita Bedford Recommends Work By Valeria Luiselli, Olivia Laing, and More

By Kavita Bedford | May 3, 2021

Flight Patterns: Reading of the Creatures of the Air

Flight Patterns: Reading of the Creatures of the Air

Matthew Gavin Frank Recommends Claudia Rankine,
Ross Gay, and More

By Matthew Gavin Frank | February 23, 2021

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

Jan-Peter Westad on Kiraathane and the Power of a Meeting Place

By Jan-Peter Westad | February 3, 2021

Who are America's most talented but under-appreciated writers?

Who are America's most talented but under-appreciated writers?

By Katie Yee | August 14, 2020

Valeria Luiselli: My Problem With Magic Realism

Valeria Luiselli: My Problem With Magic Realism

From Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | August 5, 2020

Defining the Ethics of the Writer and Journalist's Gaze

Defining the Ethics of the Writer and Journalist's Gaze

Spencer Wolff on Refugee Portraits and Migrant Depictions

By Spencer Wolff | May 28, 2020

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