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From an award-winning author, this provocative novel tells an emotionally gripping story about friendship, family, and transgender awakening in a working-class American town. [Sponsored] wwnorton.com/books/978132405…
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Uncover unsettling truths in this gripping short story by Greer Hendricks for free with Prime & Kindle Unlimited. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0DK7M13VX/ref…
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Celebrate Poetry Month with a special offer from POETRY magazine, including a free download of their 25 most-loved poems of this century with commentary from editors and staff! 🩷 [Sponsored] bit.ly/4jceTvf
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A family saga following four generations on a time-bending journey from coastal Scotland to a colony on Mars. [Sponsored] wwnorton.com/books/978132407…
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Lies, power, and a picture-perfect apartment. Greer Hendricks delivers it all in her spine-tingling short story. Read free with Prime & Kindle Unlimited. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0DK7M13VX/ref…
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Celebrate Poetry Month with a special offer from POETRY magazine, including a free download of their 25 most-loved poems of this century with commentary from editors and staff! 🩷 [Sponsored] bit.ly/4jceTvf
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✈️☁️💋“Buckle up, it’s one hell of a ride.”—Literary Hub, “Most Anticipated Books of 2025” [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/sky-dad…
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A former New York Times Paris bureau chief explores the Louvre, offering an intimate journey of discovery and revelation. [Sponsored] wwnorton.com/books/978132402…
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The hunt for a missing girl turns up a body… and brings secrets to light. Don't worry, the Martini Club is on the case in this chilling thriller by Tess Gerritsen. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0CJW8GC47/ref…
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Discover the chilling price of perfection in Greer Hendricks's riveting short story free with Prime & Kindle Unlimited. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0DK7M13VX/ref…
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Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel, Helen Garner’s How to End a Story, Karen Russell’s The Antidote, Torrey Peters’ Stag Dance, and David Sheff’s Yoko all feature among March’s best reviewed books.
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“Its oxygenated prose is minutely alive to the smallest variations in pressure between place and character.” 5 book reviews you need to read this week.
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The National Book Award–winning writer’s intimate exploration of how fact is transformed into fiction. [Sponsored] wwnorton.com/books/978132403…
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From the beloved author of Austerlitz, W. G. Sebald’s extraordinary musings on the writers who shaped his life and work—available in English for the first time. [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/silent-…
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Sometimes the break is too deep to repair. 🌊 From Colum McCann, Twist is a propulsive novel of repair and rupture in our hyper-connected world. [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/twist-c…
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A beautiful reclamation of a pioneering South Asian actress captures her glittering, complicated life and lasting impact on Hollywood. [Sponsored] wwnorton.com/books/978132405…
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As summer heats up, so does a chilling investigation—and the Martini Club’s ready for each twist. Prepare to be shaken and a little stirred after reading Tess Gerritsen's latest thriller. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0CJW8GC47/ref…
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A family’s past surfaces, tarnishing a small town’s reputation. Don't miss the second thriller in Tess Gerritsen's The Martini Club series. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0CJW8GC47/ref…
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A Japanese bestseller, Hunchback is "Not only a major achievement in disability literature but great literature, period.” —Johanna Hedva [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/hunchba…
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Hearts and secrets are fragile things. From bestselling author @bdavisauthor comes a powerful novel of hope. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0D2ZZ8LS1/ref…
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The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York—that brash, bold, archetypal city—came to be. [Sponsored] wwnorton.com/books/978039388…
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🦌💗 A kaleidoscopic, genre-bending collection from DETRANSITION, BABY author Torrey Peters. [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/stag-da…
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Introducing our inaugural Ides of March Madness bracket: The Best Villains in Literature! We love a good villain, but which one deserves the title of the Greatest Literary Villain Of All Time? Starting tomorrow (3/6), you can vote to help crown your favorite villain the best of the bad!
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“Remember—words are your weapons.” ⚡️🖤 A twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of power from the acclaimed author of Assembly. [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/univers…
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Join a community of lifelong learners and learn from the world's best teachers at Roundtable by 92NY. Take a class today! [Sponsored] roundtable.org/courses/liter…
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Hi! I’m Lit Hub editor and film critic @oldrutigliano, and tonight I’m taking over the LH socials to cover the Academy Awards! 7 pm ET. JOIN US!
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From the author of White Horse (“Twisty and electric.” —The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister’s death. Enter to win: lithub.com/the-haunting-of-r… [Sponsored]
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This week on the @WindhamCampbell Prizes Podcast: Dionne Brand discusses José Saramago’s Seeing.lithub.com/dionne-brand-on-j…
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“[An] unforgettable literary puzzle” (Publisher’s Weekly) and a genre-defying novel about the search for justice in a world suffused with gendered violence, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Liliana’s Invincible Summer. [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/death-t…
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One of the world’s great independent publishers launches a thrilling new chapter. Enter for the chance to win a bundle of books from @faberbooks.us, the new American division of @faberbooks. [Sponsored] lithub.com/faber-us-giveaway…
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Devour the compulsive feminist reworking of Carmilla, the queer novella that inspired Dracula. Enter now for a chance to win a copy. [Sponsored] lithub.com/hungerstone-givea…
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A decades-old secret threatens to shatter this mother and daughter's relationship forever. @bdavisauthor returns. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0D2ZZ8LS1/ref…
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From small-town sweethearts to POWs and codebreakers in WWII, this couple’s courage and love collide in a shocking twist of fate. Dive into this epic and inspiring novel based on true events by @robertdugoni, @JeffLangholz, and Chris Crabtree. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0CW1FVMPG/ref…
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A mother will do anything for a daughter she loves—even if it means keeping secrets. Read this drama by @bdavisauthor. [Sponsored] amazon.com/dp/B0D2ZZ8LS1/ref…
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From the author of White Horse (“Twisty and electric.” —The New York Times Book Review) comes a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to learn the truth about her sister’s death. Enter to win: lithub.com/the-haunting-of-r… [Sponsored]
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Sam Mills makes the case for visual artistic experimentation in literature.
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Olivia Laing discusses the strange and confounding (and wonderful) pleasures of Charlotte Brontë’s Villette on the @WindhamCampbell Podcast.
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Dedicated to the Soul by Emma Jung is a richly illustrated collection of never-before-seen writings and drawings from the notebooks, portfolios, and personal papers of C. G. Jung’s wife and collaborator. Learn more: princeton.press/dedicatedtot… [Sponsored]
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Missed it last week? Check out the latest episode of the @WindhamCampbell Podcast to hear André Alexis and @pblossomhwy discuss Martha Baillie’s There Is No Blue.
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