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“Never Had a Dirty Book Done So Badly.” On Some Unlikely Books First Published with Viking

“Never Had a Dirty Book Done So Badly.” On Some Unlikely Books First Published with Viking

Paul Slovak Digs Into Titles by Leonard Cohen, John Williams, Alfred Doblin, and More

By Paul Slovak | September 8, 2025

Diana Arterian on Agrippina the Younger, Writing Historical Women, and Poetry as Liberty

Diana Arterian on Agrippina the Younger, Writing Historical Women, and Poetry as Liberty

The Author of “Agrippina the Younger” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | June 23, 2025

<em>Butcher’s Crossing</em> Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It

Butcher’s Crossing Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It

Michelle Nijhuis on the New Adaptation of John Williams’s Novel

By Michelle Nijhuis | October 18, 2023

10 literary classics that didn't sell.

10 literary classics that didn't sell.

By Emily Temple | October 4, 2022

“The Act of Mourning Itself is a Final, Destitute Version of Love.” A Reading List For the Grieving

“The Act of Mourning Itself is a Final, Destitute Version of Love.” A Reading List For the Grieving

Sally Oliver Recommends Anita Brookner, Brian Dillon, and More

By Sally Oliver | June 30, 2022

Reimagining the Ancient World: A Reading List

Reimagining the Ancient World: A Reading List

Ian Dreiblatt Fulfills a "Desire to Haunt Ancient Alleys" in These Seven Books

By Ian Dreiblatt | May 12, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

On Robert D. Richardson and the Art of Excavating Other People's Lives

By Jonas Gardsby | October 7, 2020

Still stuck at home? Read these 7 books in which . . . very little happens.

By Aaron Robertson | July 16, 2020

The 20 Best Campus Novels, Ranked

By Emily Temple | September 19, 2019

John Williams Considers the Literary Western (or Lack Thereof) c. 1961

John Williams Considers the Literary Western (or Lack Thereof) c. 1961

The Author of Stoner With Some Strong Opinions for The Nation

By John Williams | August 29, 2019

The Fall and Rise of William Stoner

The Fall and Rise of William Stoner

Steve Almond on the Critical and Commercial Resurrection of John Williams' Classic

By Steve Almond | August 29, 2019

40 Writer's Writers Whomst Readers Should Read

40 Writer's Writers Whomst Readers Should Read

(But what about all the writer's writer's writer's writer's?)

By Emily Temple | July 19, 2019

Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2019

Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2019

What We're Looking Forward to, the First Half and Then Some

By Emily Temple | December 28, 2018

A Campus Novel for Every Kind of Back to Schooler

A Campus Novel for Every Kind of Back to Schooler

Are You a Lucky Jim or More of a Pnin?

By Emily Temple | August 30, 2018

20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading

20 Notoriously Underrated Writers You Should Be Reading

Yes, Even Nobel Prize-Winners Can Be Chronically Underappreciated

By Emily Temple | June 5, 2018

Is College Education a Right <br>or a Privilege?

Is College Education a Right
or a Privilege?

Fiction/Non/Fiction, #5: The New Culture Wars, Higher Education Edition

By Literary Hub | November 30, 2017

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