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Bret Stephens Is Big Mad at the Best Writers He Hasn’t Read
By now you might’ve seen the mystifying, callous, and yes—quite racist—opinion essay published two days ago in The New York Times by Bret Stephens. In it, he refers to the National Book Awards as the “literary world’s DEI checklist.” Electric Literature doesn’t link directly to foolishness—if you…
My Husband Swears Our Baby Is Out To Murder Us
Son Debt by Lucy Zhang Husband swears to me L is out to murder us. Or at least him. Why else does L projectile pee every time Husband opens the diaper, right after he’d finished wiping away jaundice-colored poop? Why else does L scream like the world has caught fire whenever Husband sets him down…
Exclusive Cover Reveal of FAR FROM EVERYWHERE by Hiromi Kawakami, Translated by Allison Markin Powell
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover of Far From Everywhere by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell, which will be published on February 16, 2027 by Algonquin Books/Granta Books. You can pre-order your copy here. From the bestselling, International Booker-shortlisted…
Lit Hub Daily: September 24, 2026
During the season of big books, how do you choose one to read? With a flowchart, obviously. | Lit Hub “How can I give these aspiring writers a dose of reality without crushing their dreams?” Help: How can I be
Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?
It’s officially fall, and the season of Big Books is well underway. Here at Lit Hub, we’ve already told you what we think you should read, and pointed you toward the books most likely to be talked about around your
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Our smorgasbord of sumptuous reviews this week includes Anahid Nersessian on Ashton Politanoff’s Dad Had a Bad Day, Peter Beinart on Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s Crossing the Red Line, Jennifer Wilson on Lars Anderson’s Brady, Sanjena Sathian on Min Jin Lee’s American Hagwon, and Jeff
The Artist’s Room Is Not a Neutral Space
At the BFI, Ruby has barely finished showing her film before the tax is levied: which parts are real? The interviewer wants origins, autobiography, the little certificate of suffering audiences sometimes seem to require before they trust invention. Ruby thinks
What Doireann Ní Ghríofa is Reading Now, and Next
In her new book, Said the Dead, Doireann Ní Ghríofa is “the Reader,” a third-person protagonist. “In the asylum edgelands, she stumbled on a ghost story,” Ní Ghríofa writes. Following clues of happenstance and augury, she seeks the details of
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. * 1. The Calamity
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction
1. Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature by Emily Wilson (Liveright) 2. The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore (Liveright) 3. Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World
The 1990s Black Sitcom Was Both a Promise and a Trap
Camille Acker’s debut novel A Very Special Episode is part sinister satirical thriller, part laugh track. It’s like watching your favorite show and finding yourself inside an episode where every joke suddenly feels like life or death. Set in Washington, DC, the story follows Nina Johnson, newly…
8 Memoirs That Complicate the Story of Filipino America
The first known Filipino American memoir, Carlos Bulosan’s America Is in the Heart, was published in 1946. The next wouldn’t appear on the American literary landscape for nearly 60 years. Then, starting around 2018, something shifted: a surge of memoir and hybrid writing by Filipino American…
I Lost Myself When I Lost Hong Kong
You’re Here Too by Tiffany Huang In Shanghai, I told myself I found my future husband while wandering past the mottled bark of plane trees under spring canopies in the French Concession. He was a Chinese American on vacation from San Diego; I was on a business trip while living in Hong Kong. We had…
My Dead Husband Still Wants the Last Word
The Bone Hermit It’s very inconvenient that the hermit crab has taken up residence in your bones. At first it was disconcerting, to see him skittering along the beach, parading your salt-bleached toes outside our cottage. Sometimes he stops, right at the edge of the garden, and folds himself up…
Emily St John Mandel Can’t Distinguish Between the Real and Surreal Anymore
Emily St John Mandel is a powerhouse of a writer. Like many, I’ve been a fan for the long haul, devouring each of her books as soon as they release. Her writing is unlike any other: utterly original, boundary-pushing, and full of sharp observations. The creativity in her novels is boundless, and…
