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The Tyranny of the Best-Of List: On Navigating Book Lists with OCD

The Tyranny of the Best-Of List: On Navigating Book Lists with OCD

Cornelia Powers Grapples with the Pressures of Gamified Reading

By Cornelia Powers | October 2, 2024

In Defense of Books Lists (but Not Literary Assholes): Introducing the Lit Hub Podcast

In Defense of Books Lists (but Not Literary Assholes): Introducing the Lit Hub Podcast

Host Drew Broussard Gets the Inside Scoop from the Lit Hub Staff

By The Lit Hub Podcast | September 13, 2024

So long, #SmutWeek. Time to celebrate pious fiction with #NunDay.

So long, #SmutWeek. Time to celebrate pious fiction with #NunDay.

By Brittany Allen | July 8, 2024

The Problem with Giant Book Preview Lists

The Problem with Giant Book Preview Lists

Maris Kreizman on One of the Necessary Evils of Book Coverage

By Maris Kreizman | April 25, 2024

Here are 252 books by Native and Indigenous writers that Elissa Washuta thinks you should read.

Here are 252 books by Native and Indigenous writers that Elissa Washuta thinks you should read.

By Walker Caplan | November 4, 2021

How Literary Ghosts Can Help Us All Be a Little More Human

How Literary Ghosts Can Help Us All Be a Little More Human

Amy Shearn on Novels by Toni Morrison, Hari Kunzru, George Saunders and More

By Amy Shearn | September 25, 2020

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