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The Best New Nonfiction to Read This November

The Best New Nonfiction to Read This November

From Ski Bums to Jazz Age Madams to Postwar Bohemians

By Literary Hub | November 1, 2021

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Chris Drangle Takes an Objective Look at an Excruciatingly Subjective Endeavor

By Chris Drangle | May 24, 2021

A Reading List">The Best Nightmarish Fiction: <brA Reading List">

A Reading List">The Best Nightmarish Fiction:
A Reading List

Angela Buck Recommends Lydia Davis, Shirley Jackson, and More

By Angela Buck | February 26, 2021

That You Loved?">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

Mrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?"><emMrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?">

Mrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?">Mrs. Bridge Is a Perfect Novel. But How Does It Work?

Unpacking an Underread American Classic

By Emily Temple | August 18, 2020

Not to Fly">Lydia Davis on Making the Decision<br Not to Fly">

Not to Fly">Lydia Davis on Making the Decision
Not to Fly

In Conversation (at a Distance) with Johanne Fronth-Nygren

By Lydia Davis | July 20, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

By Corinne Segal | July 15, 2020

The Magnetic Fields have a new album and it's inspired by the microfictions of Lydia Davis?

By Jonny Diamond | May 19, 2020

The 5 new books you should be reading this week.

By Emily Temple | November 12, 2019

Lydia Davis: Ten of My Recommendations for Good Writing Habits

Lydia Davis: Ten of My Recommendations for Good Writing Habits

Advice for Writers on Editing, Revising, and Taking Notes

By Lydia Davis | November 12, 2019

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Essay Collections

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Essay Collections

Rebecca Solnit, Elena Ferrante, and Other Fall Favorites

By Literary Hub | August 20, 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

Why I Had to Grow Up Before I Could Appreciate Alice Munro

Why I Had to Grow Up Before I Could Appreciate Alice Munro

Dennis Tang on Entering a New Era in His Reading Life

By Dennis Tang | May 31, 2019

The Best Fiction of Anxiety

The Best Fiction of Anxiety

Evelyn Hampton Recommends Stories Octavia Butler, Lydia Davis, and More

By Evelyn Hampton | February 20, 2019

10 Literary Translators on the Art of Translation

10 Literary Translators on the Art of Translation

"Like the ghostwriter, the translator must slip on a second skin."

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2018

Dag Solstad on the Accidental Politics of Novel Writing

Dag Solstad on the Accidental Politics of Novel Writing

In Conversation with John Freeman and Lydia Davis

By Literary Hub | August 7, 2018

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