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Lit Hub Recommends: Light Novels for Dark Times


Hannah asks: Times are hard in America. I work in DEI (*insert tears here*), struggle with the SADs, support my wife and family while on year three of her disability…

Lit Hub Recommends: A Literary Cure for Heartbreak


Dylan asks: I’m looking for an antidote to heartbreak so pervasive my bones hurt and favorite foods taste bland. I’d like to feel less alone.

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Lit Hub Recommends: Books for Amor Towles Fans


Kurt asks: I'm a huge fan of Amor Towles, but he just doesn't write fast enough. What I love about his books is the language, the intelligence, the rich characters…

Lit Hub Recommends: Big Books, Big Feelings


Tony asks: I am an art historian and early modernist, but I love contemporary literary fiction. Joan Didion and Alice Munro are my favorite writers; Kazuo Ishiguro, Sarah Waters, John…

Lit Hub Recommends: Funny, Intelligent Novels


Suroor asks: I find most of the books I read are fairly serious. I’m looking for some humor—nothing silly, just intelligent, funny books. I’ve read Paul Bettany and Gerald Durrell…

Lit Hub Recommends: Novels That Will Stick With You


Sydney asks: I want a story that lasts, like subtle notes from a fine white wine. I want to mull over the characters and their actions and fall into the…

Lit Hub Recommends: Smart Women Going Crazy


Andrea asks: I love books driven by the inner thoughts of smart women going a little bit crazy. I like autofiction and memoirs. I want to read a book that…

Lit Hub Recommends: Books for Annie Ernaux Fans


Marc asks: When I finish a good book, I feel eager to reinterpret it and talk about it. I have an appetite for diverse points of view, and I love…