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Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction

Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction

“There is a pleasure in being reminded that we don’t yet know all there is to know about the universe.”

By Karen Thompson Walker | February 28, 2025

Trauma, Transfigured: Pascha Sotolongo on Loneliness, Latin American Lit, and the Fantastic in Fiction and Life

Trauma, Transfigured: Pascha Sotolongo on Loneliness, Latin American Lit, and the Fantastic in Fiction and Life

Joy Castro in Conversation with the Author of “The Only Sound Is the Wind”

By Joy Castro | October 1, 2024

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Helen Phillips Recommends Octavia Butler, Jessamine Chan, Arthur I. Miller, and More

By Helen Phillips | August 7, 2024

Here are the winners of this year’s National Book Awards!

Here are the winners of this year’s National Book Awards!

By Jonny Diamond | November 16, 2022

Meet the 2022 National Book Award Finalists

Meet the 2022 National Book Award Finalists

Rapid-Fire Interviews with Some of Our Best Writers and Translators

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2022

“My Parents and My Children”

“My Parents and My Children”

Samanta Schweblin (trans. Megan McDowell)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 19, 2022

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13 new books to cling to this week.

By Katie Yee | October 18, 2022

Shelf Talkers: Booksellers From Porter Square Books Share Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | July 11, 2022

Announcing the Winners of the 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

By Literary Hub | April 4, 2022

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

How to Read Surreally in a Surreal Time

How to Read Surreally in a Surreal Time

Maria Reva on Books By Samanta Schweblin, Selja Ahava, and More

By Maria Reva | May 14, 2020

The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages

The 50 Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages

Or, 50 Afternoons Well Spent

By Emily Temple | May 11, 2020

The Twilight Zone">Samanta Schweblin on Writer's Block, Kjell Askildsen, and <emThe Twilight Zone">

The Twilight Zone">Samanta Schweblin on Writer's Block, Kjell Askildsen, and The Twilight Zone

Little Eyes Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire">The Author of Little Eyes Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Samanta Schweblin | May 5, 2020

Here is the 2020 International Booker Prize longlist (with good news for indie presses).

Here is the 2020 International Booker Prize longlist (with good news for indie presses).

By Corinne Segal | February 27, 2020

The 10 Best Debut Novels of the Decade

The 10 Best Debut Novels of the Decade

That's Right, It's Happening . . .

By Emily Temple | December 23, 2019

26 Books From the Last Decade that More People Should Read

26 Books From the Last Decade that More People Should Read

Our Favorite Writers Recommend Some Underappreciated Gems

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2019

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