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KB asks: I’m looking for new books for me. I’m an avid fiction reader in my 60’s, and a politically liberal resident of the U.S. Midwest. I’m inspired by great…

Lit Hub Recommends: Reminders to Think More Deeply

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Lit Hub Recommends: Under-Celebrated Classics

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Maya asks: I'm looking for strange, delicate, funny, slightly esoteric reads. The form and content don't matter much to me—I mostly read fiction, but I'm partial to creative essays (eg…

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Lit Hub Recommends: Robot Facts and Polyamory

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Laura asks: I'm requesting recommendations for myself, my spouse and my metamour. We're polyamorous, as are many of our friends, and I'm looking for fiction that explores of at least…

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Lit Hub Recommends: Lightning-in-a-Bottle Books

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Jeff asks: I am looking for literary fiction that knows how to use language to entangle and disable me for days on end. Deep character development, plot that takes its…

Lit Hub Recommends: Vibrant and Gorgeous and Gripping

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Terri asks: Currently, I’m re-reading Middlemarch, and while I’m enjoying it, I’m ready to get to the end. I love historical fiction. I love writers like Paulette Jiles (but…

Lit Hub Recommends: Books That Make You Happy to Be Alive

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Evelyn asks: Many nights, I read aloud to my disabled adult son before bedtime. We need books that read well aloud, that have short chapters, and that don’t set your…

Lit Hub Recommends: History Told as Romance

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Suzanne asks: I teach in Kent State's Multidisciplinary School, and I aim to constantly refresh my students’ readings with materials that embody a nexus of perspectives, approaches, themes, and driving…

Lit Hub Recommends: Fiction for Stress Relief

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Charlie asks: My wife, Karen, has very conservative tastes in fiction. Jan Karon's Mitford series comes to mind. Karen is very troubled (as are many of us) by the actions…