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Kevin Kwan! Questlove! Hungry ghosts! 25 books out in paperback this May.

Kevin Kwan! Questlove! Hungry ghosts! 25 books out in paperback this May.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 30, 2025

Class Defectors vs. Working Class Traitors: What JD Vance Could Learn From Édouard Louis and Annie Ernaux

Class Defectors vs. Working Class Traitors: What JD Vance Could Learn From Édouard Louis and Annie Ernaux

Ann Larson and Alissa Quart on the Power of the French Sociological Memoir

By Ann Larson and Alissa Quart | September 18, 2024

15 new books to look forward to this week.

15 new books to look forward to this week.

By Katie Yee | August 16, 2022

‘Why are you making up a story?’ Édouard Louis on the Ghosts at His Writing Table

‘Why are you making up a story?’ Édouard Louis on the Ghosts at His Writing Table

How to Proceed">In Conversation with Nadifa Mohamed on How to Proceed

By How to Proceed | January 29, 2021

That You Loved?"> What Did You Read This Year<br

What Did You Read This Year<br

That You Loved?">

That You Loved?">What Did You Read This Year
That You Loved?

Freeman's Contributors Weigh In on Their Favorite Books of 2020">Freeman's Contributors Weigh In on Their Favorite Books of 2020

By Literary Hub | December 18, 2020

Women dominate the shortlist for the International Dublin Literary Award.

Women dominate the shortlist for the International Dublin Literary Award.

By Katie Yee | September 3, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Father Never Really Had">Édouard Louis: On the Youth My
Father Never Really Had

By Edouard Louis | April 2, 2019

The 17 Best Book Covers of March

By Emily Temple | March 27, 2019

History of Violence

By Lit Hub Excerpts | June 19, 2018

16 Books You Should Read This June

16 Books You Should Read This June

From Memoirs to Graphic Novels, Short Stories, and Autofiction

By Literary Hub | June 5, 2018

Meet the Shortlisted Authors for the 2018 Albertine Prize

Meet the Shortlisted Authors for the 2018 Albertine Prize

5 French-Language Writers You Should Know

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2018

30 Books for Americans' 10 Most-Visited Countries

30 Books for Americans' 10 Most-Visited Countries

Literary Fuel for Your International Jet-Setting

By Emily Temple | March 5, 2018

The Future of New Writing: Édouard Louis

The Future of New Writing: Édouard Louis

Freeman's, Issue Number Four">From Freeman's, Issue Number Four

By Freeman's | September 19, 2017

Freeman's, Issue Four"> The Future of New Writing: Introducing <em

The Future of New Writing: Introducing <em

Freeman's, Issue Four">

Freeman's, Issue Four">The Future of New Writing: Introducing Freeman's, Issue Four

New Writing from Valeria Luiselli, Samanta Schweblin, Édouard Louis, and More

By John Freeman | September 19, 2017

Édouard Louis on Class, Violence, and Literature as a Space of Resistance

Édouard Louis on Class, Violence, and Literature as a Space of Resistance

"When violence is part of your daily rhythm, you end up believing it’s normal"

By Monika Zaleska | May 8, 2017

On the Politics of Europe’s New Literary Superstars

On the Politics of Europe’s New Literary Superstars

Race and Politics">Édouard Louis, Yahya Hassan, and Athena Farrokhzad Take on Class,
Race and Politics

By Ane Farsethas | August 3, 2016