3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (233+ words) Balzer + Bray, May 12 Recommended for ages 3-6 Stephen Barr, Sixteen Games of Hide and Seek Illustrated by Steve Teare Neal Porter Books, May 12 Recommended for ages 4-8 Lauren Wolk, The Outermost Mouse Illustrated by Kristen Adam Dutton, May 19 Recommended for ages 4-8 Catharina…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (248+ words) From essential memoirs of grief, loss, and becoming to histories of rollicking life in pre-Revolutionary America and the grim management strategies of the corporate world, May offers some great nonfiction for readers of all tastes. Turn Where: A Geography of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (267+ words) Patrick Radden Keefe's London Falling, Antony Beevor's Rasputin, and Lena Dunham's Famesick all number among the best reviewed nonfiction books of the month. Brought to you by'Book Marks, Lit Hub's home for book reviews. 1. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1061+ words) Stay safe, as always, and despite the horrors of the present, I hope these bring some moments of comfort, reflection, and calling-to-action. "Choi masterfully delivers a story that feels both deeply personal and profoundly moving. Taking the time to sink…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (203+ words) Ben Lerner's Transcription, Gwendoline Riley's The Palm House, and Maria Semple's Go Gentle all number among the best reviewed fiction books of the month. Brought to you by'Book Marks, Lit Hub's home for book reviews. 1. Transcription by Ben Lerner (FSG)…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (434+ words) Tom Perrotta, Ghost Town (Scribner) "As pure and clean as a wish, or a prayer." "Emma Straub Mary Lisa Gavenas, Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay (Viking) Emma Copley Eisenberg, Fat Swim (Hogarth) "A lush, radical meditation on the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (819+ words) When I was growing up, my mom talked to my older sisters and me about sex in the simplest of terms: If we had sex, our father would have no choice but to throw us out of the house. It…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (334+ words) Sophie Mackintosh's Permanence, Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's Muskism, and Jayne Anne Phillips Small Town Girls all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by'Book Marks, Lit Hub's home for book reviews. 1. Permanence by Sophie…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (115+ words) Literary Hub Today, the New York Public Library announced the finalists for its Young Lions Fiction Award, which celebrates fiction by "exceptional early-career authors" (read: 35 years old or younger). This year's judges are Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Raven Leilani, and Alexander…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (454+ words) Our favorite criticism of the week includes Matt Mc Manus on Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's Muskism, Katie Kitamura on Sophie Mackintosh's Permanence, Chris Vognar on Craig Fehrman's This Vast Enterprise, Barbara Spindel on Mary Lisa Gavenas's Selling Opportunity, and…...