1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (137+ words) Today, the Caine Prize for African Writing, which awards £10,000 annually to the best short story by an African writer living on the continent or in the diaspora, has announced its 2026 shortlist. These five writers were selected from a record 407 entries…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (166+ words) Another month of books, another month of book covers. The books of August were as lush as you might expect, though not always in the usual ways. Here are a few of my favorites from the end of summer. What’d…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1005+ words) Says a narrator in Marlon James’s freshly Booker-nominated The Disappearers, “I’ve made such a terrible mess out of being a homo.” The novel’s protagonists are all gay men in ‘80s and ‘90s Jamaica; each makes similar proclamations. “But the statement is unfair,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (208+ words) Literary Hub Lit Hub Weekly: August 24 - 28, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - “Jason was not just hounded out of academia, he was hounded out of existence.” Steven Thrasher on the killing Jason Arday. ​| Lit Hub Politics - Long live Dolly Parton,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (221+ words) This morning, Kirkus Reviews announced the 18 finalists for the 2026 Kirkus Prize, which recognizes excellence in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Books are selected by a panel of peers, editors, and other industry professionals. Winners in all…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) When I turned eight, my mom went back to school to become an art teacher. The dream caught up with her. Not in the original form, but still. It was as monumental as unboxing my debut back in 2001. According to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1979+ words) The first time I saw this place, I knew I had come home. I do not mean I knew it in a peaceful, comforting sort of way, the way one recognizes an old friend; that first time it was like…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (229+ words) Lit Hub Weekly: August 17 – 21, 2026 Literary Hub Lit Hub Weekly: August 17 - 21, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - What Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel can teach us about grief, literature, and growing up. | Lit Hub TV - Why the tragedy of Jason…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (678+ words) I medicate myself with an Asahi and a packet of sour gummy worms to avoid dwelling on this morbid thought for too long. you’re kinda cute:) The rest is history, as they say. My phone lights up with a new…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (281+ words) Literary Hub Here’s the winner of the the 2026 Inside Literary Prize. The Inside Literary Prize, which was founded in 2023 by Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, the Center for Justice Innovation, and Interabang Books co-owner Lori Feathers, “celebrates the power…...