Book Review: ‘True Crime,’ by Patricia Cornwell
Her new memoir, “True Crime,” traces how she survived a Southern Gothic upbringing to emerge as one of the world’s most famous thriller writers.…
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Kathryn Stockett Has Finally Followed Up ‘The Help’
It was a blockbuster hit, yet she says she was “fired” by her publisher. After a spell in…
Culture Schlock: Olivia Rutigliano Talks with David Denby About Betty Friedan, Mel Brooks, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein
In this episode, Olivia Rutigliano welcomes New Yorker writer David Denby on the show, to discuss his rave-reviewed new…
Lit Hub Weekly: April 27 – May 1, 2026
Omer Aziz examines parallel spectacles of fascism in Nazi Germany and present-day America. | Lit Hub History On…
Book Review: ‘The Successor,’ by Mikhail Fishman
In “The Successor,” the exiled journalist Mikhail Fishman tells the story of a charming Russian politician who might…
Book Review: ‘Backtalker,’ by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
In her memoir “Backtalker,” Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw shows how personal trauma spurred her influential and controversial ideas about…
Who wants a $32,000 copy of Runaway Bunny ?
This weekend, the Park Avenue Armory plays host to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair—i.e., Mecca, for a certain…
Our Favorite Books for a Mother’s Day Gift
Need a Mother’s Day gift? Try one of these recent releases.…
Lit Hub Daily: May 1, 2026
Is satire really dead? According to Erin Van Der Meer, we’re the ones who just aren’t getting it.…
Book Review: ‘Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters,’ by Yevgenia Nayberg
Eleven-year-old Genya plays the pretending game as she crams for an art school entrance exam in Chernobyl’s wake.…