Lit Hub Daily: September 25, 2026
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Daily13d ago
Lit Hub Daily: September 25, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1952, bell hooks is born.
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top 73%A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print
Literary Hubby Paulina Borsook13d ago
A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print Paulina Borsook’s Cyberselfish is Truer Now Than When it Was Written 26 Years Ago Paulina Borsook saw there was something rotten afoot...
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Literary Hubby Book Marks13d ago
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week Featuring Gloria Steinem, Naomi Alderman, Chuck Klosterman, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and More Gloria Steinem’s An Unexpected...
Got Writer’s Block? Go to the Theater!
Literary Hubby Amy Fusselman13d ago
Got Writer’s Block? Go to the Theater! Amy Fusselman Recommends Her Favorite Unconventional Writing Practice This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here.
Remembering Grazia Deledda, the Sardinian Nobel Prize-Winner We Should All Be Reading
Literary Hubby Jeff Biggers13d ago
Remembering Grazia Deledda, the Sardinian Nobel Prize-Winner We Should All Be Reading Jeff Biggers on the Legacy of a Little-Known Writer on the 100th Anniversary of Her Prize “Cross the sea,” a...
“Ode to a Leaf Blower,” a Poem by Jill Bialosky
Literary Hubby Jill Bialosky13d ago
Leaves tangled & braided in limp limbs of the still surviving perennials, our yard a battlefield of trees towering at least seventy feet high, squeezing out the sun, & slowly letting go of their...
“Regular, rigorous, and Reliable.” How to Keep Fighting for a Better World
Literary Hubby Chris Dixon13d ago
“Regular, rigorous, and Reliable.” How to Keep Fighting for a Better World Chris Dixon on the Urgency of Organizing in the 21st Century We can cultivate qualities that help us to stick around in...
Elizabeth Alexander on Finding Life in the Second Spring of Middle Age
Literary Hubby Elizabeth Alexander13d ago
Elizabeth Alexander on Finding Life in the Second Spring of Middle Age “I learned many things during my study of dance that have everything to do with the writing of poetry.” If I could have been a...
Shrine: A Little Book About Paul Thek
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts13d ago
There is a photograph of Paul walking on a lawn and carrying a life-sized version of the cross. It appears to be quite heavy, made of wood. It can be seen to rest upon his shoulders.
I’m Having a Hard Time Saying No: How Can I Be More of a Literary Asshole?
Literary Hubby Kristen Arnett14d ago
I’m Having a Hard Time Saying No: How Can I Be More of a Literary Asshole? In Which Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior Well, hello there!
Lit Hub Daily: September 24, 2026
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Daily14d ago
Lit Hub Daily: September 24, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - During the season of big books, how do you choose one to read? With a flowchart, obviously.
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Literary Hubby Book Marks14d ago
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week “Masculinity, in this novel, is an inheritance of anguish and misadventure.” Our smorgasbord of sumptuous reviews this week includes Anahid Nersessian on...
9 to 5: Inside The Movement That Inspired the Iconic Film
Literary Hubby Jonathan Kaufman14d ago
9 to 5: Inside The Movement That Inspired the Iconic Film Jonathan Kaufman on Karen Nussbaum and the Fight For Working Women in 1970s America When Dolly Parton died recently, radio stations and...
What Doireann Ní Ghríofa is Reading Now, and Next
Literary Hubby Doireann Ní Ghríofa14d ago
What Doireann Ní Ghríofa is Reading Now, and Next Taking a Peek at the TBR Pile of the Author of Said the Dead In her new book, Said the Dead, Doireann Ní Ghríofa is “the Reader,” a third-person...
The Artist’s Room Is Not a Neutral Space
Literary Hubby Demetris Papadimitropoulos14d ago
The Artist’s Room Is Not a Neutral Space Demetris Papadimitropoulos on Imogen Crimp’s Give Me Everything You’ve Got and the Danger of Being Invited Inside At the BFI, Ruby has barely finished...
Beautiful Distance
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts14d ago
The azaleas growing by the new hospital’s gates are in full bloom, a bright pink that makes my eyes sore. May is my wife’s favorite month.
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction
Literary Hubby Literary Hub14d ago
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction For the week ending September 20, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of...
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction
Literary Hubby Literary Hub14d ago
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction For the week ending September 20, 2026 1. Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson (Liveright) 2.
Sanna Wani on Crafting a Poetics of Daughterhood
Literary Hubby Sanna Wani14d ago
Sanna Wani on Crafting a Poetics of Daughterhood “There was the daughter I had been and the daughter that I was becoming.
How Harry Styles drove a bookseller to jail.
Literary Hubby Brittany Allen15d ago
How Harry Styles drove a bookseller to jail. The pop star vs. the cookbook queen. Harry Styles, the amphibious pop star who’s just coming off a 30 day engagement at Madison Square Garden, has made...