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More Than a Subplot: Five Novels That Explore and Center Female Friendship

More Than a Subplot: Five Novels That Explore and Center Female Friendship

Disha Bose Recommends Elena Ferrante, R.F. Kuang, Sally Rooney, and More

By Disha Bose | May 5, 2025

My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

Maris Kreizman Weighs in on What Really Worked (and What Didn’t)

By Maris Kreizman | December 19, 2024

“Wade Into the Muck With Me.” On Reading and Re-Reading Elena Ferrante

“Wade Into the Muck With Me.” On Reading and Re-Reading Elena Ferrante

Gina Frangello Considers Her Personal History in Relation to the Neapolitan Quartet

By Gina Frangello | June 6, 2024

Stories About Stories (About Stories): A Reading List of Meta-Narrators

Stories About Stories (About Stories): A Reading List of Meta-Narrators

Eskor David Johnson Recommends Mohsin Hamid, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Lemony Snicket, and More

By Eskor David Johnson | October 24, 2023

Two Friends, Two Dolls, One Shared Fear of the Uknown

Two Friends, Two Dolls, One Shared Fear of the Uknown

My Brilliant Friend">From the Illustrated Adaptation of Elena Ferrante's International Bestseller, My Brilliant Friend

By Chiara Lagani, Elena Ferrante, Mara Cerri and Ann Goldstein | October 12, 2023

Expand your international reading with all 37 entries of the Eurovision Book Contest.

Expand your international reading with all 37 entries of the Eurovision Book Contest.

By Eliza Smith | May 16, 2023

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The Lying Life of Adults

The Lying Life of Adults

Elena Ferrante trans. by Ann Goldstein

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 8, 2020

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My Brilliant Friend.">Watch the dramatic trailer for the second season of HBO's My Brilliant Friend.

By Emily Temple | February 21, 2020

Here's the cover for Elena Ferrante's next novel.

Here's the cover for Elena Ferrante's next novel.

By Emily Temple | February 11, 2020

What Neapolitans Understand About Death (Better Than Most)

What Neapolitans Understand About Death (Better Than Most)

Lucia Benavides on Confronting That Deepest of Human Fears

By Lucia Benavides | January 23, 2020

Merve Emre: When Elena Ferrante is Your Editor

Merve Emre: When Elena Ferrante is Your Editor

"Part of me wishes I had never pursued her."

By Merve Emre | January 14, 2020

Lit Hub Recommends: Long Sentences, Holiday Classics, Not Christmas

Lit Hub Recommends: Long Sentences, Holiday Classics, Not Christmas

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By Literary Hub | December 21, 2018

Counting Down the Top Literary Stories of 2018: 20 to 11

Counting Down the Top Literary Stories of 2018: 20 to 11

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By Literary Hub | December 13, 2018