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22 Novels You Need to Read This Fall

22 Novels You Need to Read This Fall

Recommendations from the Lit Hub Staff

By Emily Temple | September 7, 2022

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

(A Flowchart)

By Emily Temple | August 30, 2022

The Books That Help Beth Macy Find Threads of Hope While Writing About Trauma

The Books That Help Beth Macy Find Threads of Hope While Writing About Trauma

A Reading List for Alleviating Panic in the Face of Secondary Trauma

By Beth Macy | August 19, 2022

Five Red-Carpet Worthy Novels About the Perils and Pitfalls of (Fictional) Fame

Five Red-Carpet Worthy Novels About the Perils and Pitfalls of (Fictional) Fame

Holly James Recommends Jasmine Guillory, Alison Cochrun, and More

By Holly James | July 15, 2022

Books at the Bar: A Reading List of Fictional Bars, Bartenders, and Bar Flies

Books at the Bar: A Reading List of Fictional Bars, Bartenders, and Bar Flies

Natalka Burian on Chantal V. Johnson, Dominique Fabre, Nghi Vo, and More

By Natalka Burian | July 13, 2022

Is it even meaningful to recommend books for

Is it even meaningful to recommend books for "men" and "women" anymore?

By Emily Temple | July 11, 2022

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“To Secure Democracy You Have To Be Ready to Fight For It Relentlessly.” Readings To Inspire Democratic Struggle

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Great Women Through the Ages: A Historical Fiction Reading List

By Katherine J. Chen | July 6, 2022

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

By Sally Oliver | June 30, 2022

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

For Your Pride (and Year-Long) Reading Pleasure

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2022

These are the books all the rich people will be reading in the metaverse this year.

These are the books all the rich people will be reading in the metaverse this year.

By Emily Temple | June 2, 2022

11 Novels That Thwart Traditional Narrative Structure (to Brilliant Effect)

11 Novels That Thwart Traditional Narrative Structure (to Brilliant Effect)

Maria Adelmann Recommends Fiction That Creates Its Own Shapes

By Maria Adelmann | June 1, 2022

Memoirs with Benefits: A Reading List of Hybrid Narratives

Memoirs with Benefits: A Reading List of Hybrid Narratives

Courtney Maum Recommends Memoirs That Seesaw from Past to Present, Personal to Universal

By Courtney Maum | May 4, 2022

On Friendship: Men in Love Who Aren’t (in Most Cases) Lovers

On Friendship: Men in Love Who Aren’t (in Most Cases) Lovers

Jonathan Howland Explores “Gravitational” Male Relationships

By Jonathan Howland | April 29, 2022

Hope for Planet Earth: The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change

Hope for Planet Earth: The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Change

Because the Case for Hope—and the Need for Change—Has Never Been More Urgent

By Literary Hub | April 22, 2022

The 1990s: A Surreal (and Sociopathic?) Era in America

The 1990s: A Surreal (and Sociopathic?) Era in America

Candice Wuehle on Books That Remember (and Resist) a Weird Moment in This Country

By Candice Wuehle | April 4, 2022

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