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Ronald H. Spector, Who Traced Social History in Books on War, Dies at 83
A Vietnam veteran-turned-academic historian, he drew acclaim for portraying conflicts from the perspectives of generals as well as grunts on all sides, both in Vietnam and in World War II.
Fanciful and Fabulous: ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ on Broadway
For their 10th life, the cats strut and duckwalk in a reappraisal of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 musical, which has shifted to the queer ballroom scene.
Norman Bussel, Who Chronicled Veterans’ Unseen Traumas, Dies at 102
After a grueling year in a German prison camp during World War II, he endured crushing nightmares and survivor guilt back home, leading him to spread the word about veterans’ suffering.
The Winner of the First James Patterson & Bookshop.org Prize Is One of Last Year’s Buzziest Titles
Plus, a PEN America report on the unfairness literary translators face, and Dua Lipa and the London Literature Festival.
Peter Schrag Dies at 94; Wrote of Dangers of California’s Populist Streak
His best-received book explored the state’s infatuation with voter initiatives, which were sometimes pushed with anti-immigrant fervor.
Court Victory for American Libraries, the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Trump administration has withdrawn its appeal of a decision in one of the lawsuits against its dismantling of the IMLS.
Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!
The National Association of Black Bookstores (NAB2), a group launched last Juneteenth by Kevin Johnson of Sacramento’s Underground Books, has announced a new holiday: National Black Bookstore Day. As Publishers Weekly re...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 7, 2026
Spicy bisexual hockey romance, a delightfully deranged world of talking plants and walking corpses, a memoir of love and loss, and more of today's best book deals
The Winners of the Inaugural James Patterson + Bookshop.org Prize
Independent booksellers select the winners of a new prize celebrating debut authors.
Red Rising Trilogy Mega Summary! (All 3 Books, NO AI)
Everything you need to know about the Red Rising Trilogy — Red Rising, Golden Son, and Morning Star — in one video. No AI. Just a real human who read all three books breaking down the story, the characters, and what make...
One great poem to read today: Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms”
This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (wor...
Book City, Iran’s Largest Book Chain, Suffers War Damage
<p>The Iranian organization with a vast network of bookshops across Iran has had at least six of its branches damaged in US-Israeli strikes.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/book-city-i...
Around the Book World: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
<p>Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/around-the-book-w...
On physics, poetry, and how humans “are producing our reality through the stories we choose to tell and the metaphors that we use to narrate them.” | Lit Hub Criticism Caro Claire Burke, the author of Yesteryear, talks t...
11 of the Best New Books of April
There's new lit fic from bestselling authors; inventive sci-fi about a spy body jumper; an examination of the cosmos, and lots more.
The Best Queer Mystery/Thriller Books of the Century (So Far)
Here are seven of the best queer mysteries and thrillers of the century so far—plus, a bonus list of 30 new LGBTQ books out this week.
7 of the Best Mermaid Romance and Romantasy Books
Dive into the best mermaid romance and romantasy books, for all of us who never stopped wanting to play mermaids.
Tennessee Director Fired For Protecting First Amendment, and More Library News
Here's all the latest in library updates, censorship news, and readers' advisory resources you should know about.
Check Out These Must-See Adaptations Coming Out April 2026!
These are the most exciting new page-to-screen adaptations to stream this month, including Margo's Got Money Troubles!
Spring Drew On: 11 Exciting New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of April 2026
Being a sci-fi and fantasy fan has never been so fun, with these April 2026 SFF books ready to delight and amaze you!
Upward Bound by Woody Brown review – extraordinary debut from a non-speaking autistic author
<p>This garrulous, charming story of a young man stuck in a daycare centre for disabled adults offers a vital insider’s perspective</p><p>Upward Bound is a dismal adult daycare centre in the Los Angeles suburbs, with “p...
Book Review: ‘The Ending Writes Itself,’ by Evelyn Clarke
In this novel, a group of authors race to finish a mystery manuscript, only to find themselves part of a lethal plot.
<p>A New Yorker writer traces the web of deceit that led a troubled teenager to his violent death</p><p>Early one winter morning in November 2019, a surveillance camera at MI6’s headquarters on the Thames registered the ...
Book Review: ‘Hexes of the Deadwood Forest,’ by Agnieszka Szpila
The Polish best seller “Hexes of the Deadwood Forest” is like a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based “Joy of Sex.”
Book Review: ‘American Fantasy,’ by Emma Straub
In Emma Straub’s latest novel, “American Fantasy,” a pop group’s midlife return provides fodder for both comedy and redemption on the high seas.
How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Let Melvin Gibbs Explain.
Since the late ’70s, the bassist has worked to map a musical route that mirrored the trans-Atlantic slave trade and birthed nearly all of American popular music.
Book Review: ‘Corto Maltese,’ by Hugo Pratt
“Corto Maltese,” Hugo Pratt’s influential 1967 graphic novel, returns, with just as much to say about childhood during wartime.
Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor
When I was 16 years old, my beloved college counselor told me that it was a good thing I wanted to be a physicist because I wasn’t much of a writer. We were close—I had her home phone number for
Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”
I (bravely!) consider myself a pioneer in tradwife studies. When I first started feeling inexplicably drawn to Ballerina Farm content, for example, Hannah Neeleman had roughly 150,000 followers. This was in 2021; Balleri...
“Late Winter Walk,” a Poem by Julia Alvarez
High above this snowy field we spot a shadow hovering. When I turn to you and ask, What is it: a vulture or a hawk? your hand drops mine to shade your narrowed eyes from the brilliant winter light. Let
The Poetics of Repetition: In Praise of the Art of Replication
There are two kinds of writers—I learned implicitly in graduate school—the kind who repeats themselves over and over, in form, subject, or even beginnings or endings, and the kind who, miraculously to me, does not. I’ve ...
The International Short Story is Booming
In 2002, a friend asked if I would join him for a San Francisco Symphony concert with David Robinson as guest conductor. They were to play Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphonie. I was a bit ambivalent. I knew Messiaen...
The Annotated Nightstand: What Aimee Nezhukumatathil is Reading Now, And Next
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s new poetry collection, Night Owl, extends her project of meditating on the remarkable facets of nature. Over four sections (“crepuscule,” “sunset,” “midnight,” “the darkest hour is just before the...
Concerning the Flaming-Fucking-Fury, a Foreshadowing of Something Yet to Come In a market square with church towers rising high above the roofs of magnificent houses and a huge, ornately decorated town hall, people were ...
Bud’s Art Books Is Ready for a New Era
Author Alexandra Diaz on Why There’s No Place Like the Circus
Christopher Myers Returns to Picture Books with Wordless Story in Stained Glass
PEN America Finds Literary Translators Underpaid, Underappreciated
Appeals Court Rules for Iowa in Book Banning Fight
Captain Underpants Book-Sharing Boxes Pop Up Across U.S.
Dav Pilkey is funding the creation of 100 custom-made Captain Underpants book-sharing boxes that are being installed by Little Free Library in partnership with Scholastic in schools and public libraries in underserved co...
The Most Notable Books of Spring 2026, According to the Millions
Plus, Ryan Coogler's latest millennial adaptation, LORD OF THE FLIES, and how it's time to get active to fund the IMLS
Even when Arsenio Hall's show was a hit, 'everyone wanted it to be something else'
Hall's late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid," he says. Hall's memoir is <em>Arsenio</em>.
Book Review: ‘Yesteryear,’ by Caro Claire Burke
In Caro Claire Burke’s novel, “Yesteryear,” a homesteading momfluencer can no longer hide the scandal swirling just below the surface.
Trump Once Again Zeroes Out IMLS Budget for 2027. It’s Time to Take Action.
For the sixth time, the Trump-Vance administration aims to dismantle and defund the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
One great poem to read today: Dean Young’s “Unstable Particles”
This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (wor...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 6, 2026
Ideas that attack memory, a facade of normalcy, an unlikely alliance, and more of today's best book deals.
Nerona Imu Descends! | One Piece Chapter 1179
Chirag, thumbnail artist: https://www.instagram.com/the.tnl?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng%3D%3D My book channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngqsMYjruusuywWg_2xraA My merch: https://merphy-napier-shop.fourthwall.com/ ...
You’ve heard of Bad Art Friend, but are you ready for…Good Art Friend? | Lit Hub In Conversation “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.” On art, honesty, an...
Read Harder With These New Books Out in April
These new books out in April check off 2026 Read Harder Challenge tasks, from new gothic novels to compelling graphic memoirs.
Get Cozy: 8 YA Cozy Fantasy Recommendations
These YA cozy fantasy books will put you in a cozy frame of mind, no matter the season!
If your like your romance on the dark side, get into these dark romance comics, featuring mafia boss MCs, speakeasy vampire covens, and other dark delights.
Hearts are Aflutter with New April Romance Novel Releases!
The flowers are blooming, the weather is warm, and love is in the air! Find a springtime romance to swoon over in this month's new romance releases.
Get To Sleuthing With April’s New Mystery and Thriller Books
April's new mysteries and thrillers include contract and vigilante killers, neo-noir stories, amateur sleuths in foodie mysteries, and more.
12 Awesome New Children’s Books Out in April 2026
Check out the best new children's books out in April 2026, including excellent picture books and middle grade books.
Book Review: ‘The Oyster Diaries,’ by Nancy Lemann
The well-born protagonist of Nancy Lemann’s novel “The Oyster Diaries” returns home and immediately feels like an outsider.
Book Review: ‘Here Where We Live Is Our Country,’ by Molly Crabapple
In “Here Where We Live Is Our Country,” Molly Crabapple tells the story of a Jewish labor movement that fought antisemitism and nationalism with equal fervor.
What If There Could Be… Good Art Friends?
What does it mean to be writer friends? Are you coworkers, colleagues, drinking buddies, frenemies, pen pals, or somehow all of the above? Grant Ginder and Lillian Li met in 2018 at a joint reading in Providence, Rhode I...
Breakfast For Optimists: How to Make a Perfect Poached Egg
The following sentence will tell you everything you need to know about how many friends I had as a child. When I was in elementary school, I spent two years fixated on poaching eggs in complete silence by using an
The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection
On my birthday, I read an essay wherein the writer expresses disappointment in another writer’s failure to explicitly address the ongoing genocide in Gaza in her book. The book is set in a very specific neighborhood in N...
“This Simple Machine,” a Poem By Daniel Moysaenko
this messy machine a body peeking out and oozing at land’s hem blinded by sun glare on grass mistaken for powder snow the whole town ashy with heat like what is branded of winter blanketed barely noticed what matter of w...
Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind
If you placed all the lost gloves in Iceland end to end, I believe they would at least cover the distance between the north and south ends of the country, though probably not the circumference of the globe. On previous
This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. When Maurice Sendak published Where the Wild Things Are, on April 9, 1963, he had been working as an illustrator for some 15 years—at 20, he was ...
Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship
“Things do not connect; they correspond,” writes Jack Spicer in his letter to the dead Federico Garcia Lorca. Things do not connect; they correspond—two independent clauses that echo recurring aspects in my work: 1.) A p...
That was it. I was very young, and I was living in Somerset with an old man, my father, The Major, and an old woman, my mother. There was a church and perhaps four or five very old houses in
Into the Wreck by Susannah Dickey review – an immersive exploration of grief
<p>Set in County Donegal, the poet’s polyphonic third novel wittily explores the fragile dynamics of a family navigating the loss of a father</p><p>The dark hull of a shipwreck, beached and rotting on the sand, provides ...
Jan Morris by Sara Wheeler review – masterly account of a flawed figure
<p>The journalistic adventurer and trans trailblazer is revealed as brilliant, prolific and deeply selfish</p><p>Jan Morris had two stipulations before she would agree to sit for a painting for the National Portrait Gall...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Many people consider <span class="md-spoiler-text">120 Days of Sodom</span> to be a truly despicable work of fiction that is so vile and cruel that there is literally no artistic value t...
ALA Ramps Up to Protect Federal Funding
PW Spotlight: George Byron Koch's 'Bullies, Parasites and Slaves'
Rights Report: Week of April 6, 2026
Four Questions for Jashar Awan
Yen Press Launches New Translation Imprint, Avocado House
PLA 2026: Public Librarians ‘Bring the Sunshine’ to Minneapolis
high schooler hoping for meaningful book recs!!
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>hi! i'm a current high school junior and honestly not a big reader; however, i want to enhance and level up my understanding of this world by reading more...i typically prefer reading no...
GoodReads #1 voted SciFi Book is The Compound.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>By Aisling Rawle. The book wasn't bad, but I just can't understand how the hell this is the top of the Sci-fi category. Page after page, I kept waiting for something even semi-scifi rela...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Phenomenal read. Hard to get through y but I've read it twice in a row and went back countless times to re-read and review brilliant phrases, bits and pieces.</p> <p>Good Stab can do no ...
Looking for fiction that follows a similar trajectory to the final days/weeks of the Romanov family
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Posting with the full knowledge that this is a weird prompt and I'm a bit tasteless for posting this, but I'm curious if something like this exists. I have a lingering fascination with t...
What movies/games/books or other media have a sense of dark forest escapism?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPmFOT3FMk&si=d30pviIXjFMjHW2g">https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PjPmFOT3FMk&si=d30pviIXjFMjHW2g</a></p> <p>This set of works by Peter Gundry...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Lately I've been seeing more and more recommendation request threads be answered with some form of "not horror but..."</p> <p>Guys, what is even the point of having a dedicated <strong>h...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Looking for more books like these</p> <p>Edit-Have read unwanteds </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Mean-Permission-506"> /u/Mean-Permission...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>what are some book recommendations if rf kuang is one of my favorite authors? i LOVED babel (contrary to popular opinions, the ‘ramblings’ were my fav part) & katabasis (a bit disappoint...
Next Series or Solo book recommendations need
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve finally gotten back into reading regularly, currently diving into Red rising series, love them, at Iron Gold right now.</p> <p>I’m looking for either a series to jump to with simila...
What genre of sci-fi do I like?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m trying to describe the type of Sci-fi movies that I like but I can’t figure out the name of the genre it would be. Any thoughts:?</p> <p>I like movies that are</p> <p>1) highly creat...
A book that will have me kicking my legs
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m looking for a mlm book where the two are flirty with each other and like each other but are scared to say it. Preferably slow burn and any spice level is acceptable </p> </div><!-- S...
Middle aged and childhood trauma is on my mind: suggestme a book, friends.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>55 years old and am coming to peace with the fact losing my parents as a kid was the formative experience of my life and I am stunted in ways I want to grow out of....</p> <p>please reco...
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Looking for a swampy southern gothic
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m going to New Orleans in a week and I’m looking for a gothic novel set in the south/Deep South. I’m open to Appalachian/folk horror, hot muggy swamps, overly religious culty rural tow...
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>hellloooo!! looking for interesting nonfiction books. specifically im looking for books that explore everything about a single topic (preferably not memoirs or about politics) i really l...
i need to be sucked out of reality
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>any book or series that genuinely makes you forget you’re reading? </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/zizixp"> /u/zizixp </a> <br /> <span><a...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m looking for comedic thrillers. I like banter and a plot I can dive into. I’ve read a bunch of good thrillers but I want something with high stakes but a bit lighter if that makes sen...
Dark sci fi that hasn’t been made into mainstream film or Tv
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Looking for stories in the vein of Blindsight and Do androids dream of electric sleep</p> <p>I also don’t mind if they are short stories too</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a ...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi! I’m looking for some recs with (as the title says) deep southern gothic atmospheres. If anyone’s seen the movie ‘The Devil All The Time’, vibes similar to that. Religious undertones,...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I need some suggestions for a good book that I won't want to put down. </p> <p>preferably a series.</p> <p>I like mysteries, sci-fi, thrillers.</p> <p>I've read almost all of Stephen Kin...
i need a book that will change my life
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>have you ever felt just so utterly lost in life? well i need a book for when you feel like the world is ending. </p> <p>it doesn’t necessarily need to be life lessons it can be any book ...
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Suggest me a book based off these songs
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey, guys!! I've been feeling kinda terrible lately and the last time I felt this bad reading The Fault In Our Stars by John Green really made me feel better. In other words, I need a go...
What are your favorite “ambient evil” locations in fantasy?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m referring to settings or locations haunted by lingering sense of menace, tragedy, and horror. Think: Act 2 of Baldur’s Gate 3 - that whole shadow-cursed-town and moonrise towers. It’...
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Books with a heavy focus on travelling?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I really like the "vibe" in books like Revival by Stephen King and American Gods by he-who-shall-not-be-named. Anyone got any other good picks for books with characters who kinda wander ...
submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Robbo_Craigo"> /u/Robbo_Craigo </a> <br /> <span><a href="/r/joehill/comments/1sdj2gr/heart_shaped_box/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/h...
Looking for books about WW1 related PTSD
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am wanting to write a horror book about 3 lightkeepers (set in 1938), and one of the characters is a WW1 veteran who used to be an officer, and want to be able to get into his headspac...
29/52 The Safekeep; tell me why you liked it!
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This book appeared on so many people's highly rated lists that I was excited to read it, but what a disappointment! The plot "reveal" was obvious to me early on; there were multiple heav...
Suggest me a book about a U.S. President
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Looking for recommendations for nonfiction books that detail the lives of presidents! Ideally, I’d like to read a book for each president, as the ones that have all the presidents tend t...
books that give the feel of harry potter
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I find myself looking for books with that childhood charm and i want to get into books that feel the same.</p> <p>i’m looking for books that have me the feeling of harry potter or percy ...
Two books with the exact same ending
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I read two books, one right after the other, and it turned out both had the exact same ending. First I read One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke (for Popsugar reading challenge 'a book about ...
Question about corporate colonizers, i.e. Weyland-Yutani
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi!</p> <p>I am working on some backstory for my D&D campaign set in alt-history humanity. A big plot point is corporations having ownership rights over various stars, planets, asteroids...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am dumb. I want to be less dumb and understand books more. I don't want self help, just books that will make me think but isn't too difficult to figure out. No genres or subjects are o...
I want a fantasy romance or romantasy where the MC thwarts the fated mates trope
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m so over fated mates. I want a book where the main character has a mating bond they don’t want and actively rejects it, and instead chooses a life with the person they love - or even ...
does anyone have a good book rec to read while traveling in Spain??
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am about to travel to Spain and I love reading books set in the location I’m traveling to while I’m there.</p> <p>I’m open to any genre but I’ve been loving fantasy or classics lately!...
The Age of Iron trilogy - Angus Watson
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm a fan of Angus Watson's work - The Iron Age Trilogy. </p> <p>Having read through it a few times and consumed it in audio format I thought I'd hop on here and make some noise about it...
Trying and failing to get into LITRPG
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Okay I know that not every genre is meant for everyone and it may just be a me problem but I want some insight.</p> <p>I want to get into litrpg, and theoretically, I should like it. I l...
Trying to remember a short story?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m pretty sure it was a short story at least- I listened to a YouTube video reading it a few months ago and can’t remember the title. </p> <p>The basis is that it follows an overweight ...
Looking for book recs similar to Wool
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey all, so I DNF a lot more books than I actually finish. If they don't hook me early I put them down. Others I tend to fizzle out half way through. </p> <p>I've finished a few even if ...
A mind bending Sci-Fi read that will re-awaken my love for the genre
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi, I am pretty starved for a new interesting sci fi novel. In the past I’ve enjoyed the classics (Clarke, Bradbury, Hainlein, Dick, Asimov), the more metaphorical SF (LeGuin), the popul...
Anything with werewolves or someone turning into a monster?
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If you liked Hamnet, read Medieval Woman by Ann Baer.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I adore this book and I want it to be more known. It’s about everyday life of a woman in a small English village in the Middle Ages who we follow through all 12 months of the year.</p> <...
Which book to read by Virginia woolf?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Where should one start if they want to start reading Virginia Woolf? I mean in terms of which one of her books to begin reading. I’m a little intimidated that I won’t understand her book...
Books for post-surgery, easy to read, light, and uplifting
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just had major surgery a little less than two weeks ago. Prior to this, I was very active. The past few months have slowed me down due to some unexpected health issues. Looking for happi...
Fitzcarraldo Editions - Poetry
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I recently acquired and read <em>Joy is My Middle Name</em> (Sasha Debevec-McKenney), <em>Strange Beach</em> (Oluwaseun Olayiwola), and <em>plastic</em> (Matthew Rice).</p> <p>While I lo...
Similar to the Boxcar Children
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello!</p> <p>My husband and I have been sharing childhood books. We have been going through the first five Hardy Boys and the first five Boxcar Children. On weekend we read a chapter ea...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>guys suggest me any book and I will read the most upvoted book, no questions asked and will post a review on that book here.(English only or English translation available).</p> </div><!-...
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
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Books with teen as Main Characters
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey Guys !</p> <p>i am search for books with Teens as Main Characters or similar to the ones i will list now. so far i read:</p> <p>our dead girlfriend</p> <p>full brutal</p> <p>Rotten A...
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I just finished All Fours with almost no prior knowledge of the plot or the author and even though I’m not a woman over 40, it really moved me. Trying to pick up another book has been ha...
Sir Walter Scott makes me want to cry.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Not necessarily his writing, or at least not the writing he intends. His journals are heartbreaking, and were a habit he started before the financial crash of 1826, which left him (rough...
Suggest me a book with pure wisdom and great lines about life.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>suggest me a book that share some excellent piece of wisdom about life and great lines. it should not include some story or something that gives the message. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> ...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>On my journey to finish the almost forgotten USA trilogy, I finally made it to the second volume, Nineteen nineteen.</p> <p>Despite being classified as a slice of the American continent,...
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Looking for some recs on horror books similar to something like House of Leaves where there would just be a page with one word or sentence, or pages full of one sentence repeating. Or so...
Short sci-fi book recommendations
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>hi there, happy Easter!</p> <p>I'm looking for an easy and short read that I could finish in few hours in the flight. Let's say under 250 pages is ideal. </p> <p>Sci-fi of any variety, t...
National Poetry Month, Day 5 - Notes For My Body Double, by Paul Guest
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Paul Guest is one of my favorite poets. And while this isn't a speculative poetry collection, Guest draws on various nerdy subjects in his poetic language and imagery throughout many of ...
Recommendations for historical horror novels published in the last 10-20 years
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi all!</p> <p>I'm currently reading Slewfoot by Brom and am absolutely loving it. The way he weaves modern prose sensibilities with more dated language is stellar, and nothing's stood o...
Any good suggestions for cozy crime?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Recently I visited this super cute bookstore in Stockholm and the owner suggested some “cozy crime”. Didn’t know it was a thing. Finishing “The Housemaid” by Freida McFadden. </p> <p>Any...
Bug Wars by Jason Aaron (writer) and Mahmud Asrar
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Bingo Squares: Unusual Transportation (beetles, chariots drawn by ants, wasps, flies, bees, frogs)</p> <p>That was fun! Great literature it isn't, nor does it break new ground in art, bu...
don’t sleep on Kealan Patrick Burke
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Seriously, go check his works. Start with novellas Guests and The tent.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/valarm0rghuli5"> /u/valarm0rghuli5 ...
Piranesi and Our Connection to the World
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have just finished Piranesi and loved it! I will surely think about for weeks to come.</p> <p>Laurence Arne-Sayles theorized that early man had a greater connection to the world than w...
Looking for a book for my niece
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>My niece is turning 16 this year, and I'd like to get her a book. She's not big into reading, but told me that she would read a book if it was similar to the scream film. Is there any bo...
I'm getting into books and wanted to start reading suggest me some books plz.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p></p> <p>I'm around 16-17 and just completed high school.</p> <p>I'm tired of scrolling reels so I thought I'll read a book but idk anything abt them.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitte...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello,</p> <p>I've been reading Artifact space by Miles Cameron and I like it. Competent characters, not to cringe. I plan on reading the second book as well.</p> <p>Before this I've rea...
WAR BOOKS WANTED! OPEN MY HORIZON!!!
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi guys, I'm looking for a good novel to read. I've found myself enjoyed "A thousand splendid suns", "Matterhorn", "The shadow of the wind", "The city of thieves" and "The nightingale", ...
Need books that make me go "Hell Yeah!"
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I find it easier to read during my breaks at work, and I LOVE books that just make me go "oh hell yeah!". I personally don't like anything with sex or sexual themes or having extreme vul...
I really really want to challenge my thinking.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Recommend me a book (philosophical preferably) that would force me to think a certain way and see the world in another light. And please no self-help book, please. Also I’m just beginner...
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Books set in interwar Britain.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi, I’ve been recently enjoying books by Evelyn Waugh and George Orwell. I’m looking for some women writers whose stories are also set in interwar period United Kingdom. </p> </div><!-- ...
Tragic books/Books where MC can't catch a break
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong>EDIT: I have read Realm of the Elderlings.</strong></p> <p>Posted this on the daily recs thread but assumed it was long enough for its own post too.</p> <p>Anyone have any recomm...
Competence kink, High Stakes Survival Romance
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello!</p> <p>I'm looking for a book that'll stress me the fuck out. I want both main leads to be hypercompetent and experts in their own fields. I want external threats whether this be ...
Books where protag joins the spooky side?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello! Looking for recommendations for any supernatural horror novels where the protagonist finds joy/peace/belonging with whatever the book's Big Spook is. Maybe protag moves into a hau...
Books I can read w/ severe chronic illness!
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi! I have severe MECFS and it comes with significant brain fog and autonomic issues. This rules out anything above a 9th grade reading level, anything that’s too complicated, or anythin...
Looking for pandemic fiction (with or without a post-apocalyptic element)
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am enjoying Sea of Tranquility right now, and realized im kind of hungry for more exploration of pandemics in my stories. Im more interested in the human experience or societal implica...
Beginner reader (21y) looking for good books to get me into reading again
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm looking to get back into reading, since I stopped reading after school. Since then I've watched a number of tv shows / movies that I really like. I was wondering if you have book sug...
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Some examples of contemporary writers doing in my opinion classic ghost stories would be Susan Hill, Elizabeth Hand, Reggie Oliver, Laura Purcell and Michelle Paver</p> <p>would love to ...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I read most genres except horror… need some recommendations for books that grip you from the first page.</p> <p>They can be light reads, or not.. as long as they are easy to follow and a...
stumbling upon a hidden village/town/community cut off from modern life?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm interested in fiction that has a modern group somehow stumbling into a hidden, isolated group that lives in a historic way. Could be an intentional choice to live that way, or could ...
Vasil Bykaŭ in English Translation
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Vasil Bykaŭ (Bykov) was an amazing Belarusian writer. I have tried to find anything I can from him that has been translated into English. </p> <p>Here are the novels/novellas I have read...
A certain hunger was dissapointing.
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>this is my review with spoilers of A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers.</p> <p>This book follows the story of Dorothy Daniels, a food critic who is secretly a murderer who devours her...
I love intense, extreme horror lit but….
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>…When I can so clearly picture the author jerking off over the depraved stuff they’ve written, I lose interest immediately. </p> <p>I felt like that when I read “The Bighead” by Ed Lee. ...
Piers Anthony Xanth Books Aged Badly
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I read Piers Anthony as a teen and into my 20s (80s and very early 90s) Firefly and first book of Tyrant series turned me off. </p> <p>So last week I got a Kindle so came across Piers An...
If you haven't read this yet.... you should
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>if you haven't read Brother yet by Ania Ahlborn, you are missing a treat. Wild ride with a twist I didn't see coming. </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.redd...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have recently discovered this genre and I'm really enjoying it. I avoided horror books for a long time because I get really scared watching horror films. I'm not sure where to go next ...
Tom Gauld on the Easter egg hunt techniques inspired by great detectives – cartoon
<p> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2026/apr/05/tom-gauld-on-the-easter-egg-hunt-techniques-inspired-by-great-detectives-cartoon">Continue reading...</a>
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Posting my review because imo not enough people are talking about these books, and I just finished the last one and needed to talk about it! If you’re a fan of Arthurian stories and/or d...
Week 14: What are you reading?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong>Finished last week:</strong></p> <p>Ride the Whirlwind by Jackie North</p> <p>But They Sing Gloriously by RA O'Brien (short story)</p> <p>Spanish Mystic by AR McHugh (short story...
FREAKY, ABSURD AND SOCIALIST RECOMMENDATIONS?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve been looking for books of this nature for as long as I can remember, and since recently rereading some of Vonneguts works, I was reminded of why. So, his books do have some of it, h...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I realised the other day that I don’t really have many books I would consider favourites in the same way I do with films. </p> <p>There are a lot of books I do love, but I haven’t read m...
Books you loved but would not recommend to someone?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>You know how Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a great movie but it is a movie every horror fan has to find and watch on their own because its unpleasant? like its not a "hey watch this movie, ...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm trying to decide whether to watch this show, given that it was canceled after one season and apparently not given a proper ending. Still worth it? I'm a fan of the creators and their...
Books from perspectibe of and animal? Like 'White Fang'
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>What the title says. I recently re read 'White Fang' and realised that I adore when a books is from the perspective of an animal but the thoughts and behaviour is distinctly that of a wi...
Prompt by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>For me one of them was definitely the realisation that I do actually enjoy short stories as well as novella's. I love a big book so I thought that I wouldn't for some reason.</p> <p>I al...
The predictions for 2001 to 3001 of Arthur C Clarke
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I remember (when I was a younger lad in the 90's) reading with rapt attention 3001 and then Carke's semi followup with his Greetings Carbon Based Lifeforms and his predictions of our ...
r/Fantasy Daily Recommendations and Simple Questions Thread - April 05, 2026
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r/Fantasy Dealer's Room: Self-Promo Sunday - April 05, 2026
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This weekly self-promotion thread is the place for content creators to compete for our attention in the spirit of reckless capitalism. Tell us about your book/webcomic/podcast/blog/etc.<...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I only recently started reading Laymon and while I concede that his well-documented, potent flaws are accurate (his characters making dumb decisions is the most aggravating on a narrativ...
How to use procrastination to your advantage
<p>As medieval sages understood, putting things off – done well – can open the doors to creativity and purpose</p><p>A soft rain hammers at the window. I’ve pushed the couch to the other side of the coffee table because ...
<p>The best-selling novelist explains why his new retelling of Homer’s epic offers the ideal antidote to the age of Trump</p><p>Yann Martel’s writing studio, where he sits while we talk over Zoom, is a mere 10ft by 12ft;...
Weekly FAQ Thread April 05, 2026: What book made you fall in love with reading?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello readers and welcome to our Weekly FAQ thread! Our topic this week is: What book made you fall in love with reading? At some point in our lives we weren't readers. But, we read one ...
There are plenty of fantasy novels about King Arthur but are there any about Charlemagne?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>In english that is.</p> <p>edit; thank you to everyone who has replied</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/GreenLantern5083"> /u/GreenLantern50...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I revisited this story recently and it really does hit differently with current events. the story was published in 1917, but it portrays the relashionship between the US, israel, and the...
Books that actually changed how you think?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m looking for a book that stays with you long after you finish the last page. I feel like I’ve been reading a lot of "fast food" books lately, entertaining in the moment, but I forget ...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 5, 2026
A cozy fantasy with found family, speculative fiction meets philosophy, a romantasy steeped in Chinese mythology, and more of the best book deals of the day
Great Police Procedural Novels
These novels marry good mysteries with unforgettable characters and the twists and turns of the investigative process to deliver page-turning thrills.
Questions to help you get 'financially naked' with your partner
Having "brutally honest conversations" about money can bring couples closer together, says Vivian Tu, a financial educator. She shares questions to ask your partner at every relationship stage.
Give me your favorite dragon, why, and what book/story they come from
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I ask because I absolutely love dragons but feel like I don’t actually know enough specific examples of dragon characters/monsters to point to as to why. Just want to check out some stor...
#19 / 52 Assembly by Natasha Brown
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In The Martian, why does NASA need the... [SPOILERS]
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>...Taiyang Shen? This is mostly based on the movie, because I remember it better than the book, but I also remember the two being very similar; however, small details may be different. O...
2/52: The Demon by Hubert Selby Jr. (2-Apr)
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>The overuse of the word "literally" is so distracting. I noticed it in Adrian Tchaikovsky's "The Final Architecture" series and I'm noticing it in Children of Strife. I'm only 55 pages i...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Anything similar to House of Leaves. Really any book that will confuse me or leave me like WTF</p> <p>Last book read was Rotten Tommy by David Sodergren!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submi...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong>Tundra class ship</strong> </p> <p>Role: mass produced (ADSC) armed drone space craft which deploys from space stations.</p> <p>Developed by: African Space industrial Co.</p> <p>...
Anyone else find they read way more when they're stressed about work?
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I run a small business and the last few weeks have been brutal. Packing orders until midnight, dealing with supplier issues, the usual chaos. You'd think I'd be too tired to read but I'm...
Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Welcome to <a href="/r/HorrorLit">r/HorrorLit</a>'s weekly "What Are You Reading?" thread.</p> <p>So... what are you reading?</p> <p>Community rules apply as always. No abuse. No spam. K...
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just watched Zone 414 and I'm genuinely baffled by the reception this film got. 17% on Rotten Tomatoes? Come on.</p> <p>Yes, it wears its Blade Runner influence on its sleeve. Yes, it's ...
March was a good reading month! 16/75
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The Shining book vs Kubrick movie vs Miniseries
<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>**spoilers? if you haven't read the book? Things are slightly different... idk**</p> <p>As an avid horror lover, and also one who grew up watching Kubrick's The Shining for a cozy night ...