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Lit Hub Recommends: Weird Little Books

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Becky asks: I’m into weird fiction. The kind that gets under your skin without showing you the monster. I like stories that feel haunted or eldritch, unsettling in a way…

Lit Hub Recommends: Horror Novels About Menopause

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Taylor asks: I'm looking for books that focus on the seemingly small horrors and constraints of existing as a woman—whether that's the physical realities (pregnancy, menopause, etc.) or the social…

Lit Hub Recommends: Our New Favorite Genre

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Tom asks: I’m a simple guy; I’m looking for a book that will make me feel broken and devastated, but somehow oddly hopeful. Some of my favorite books (if it’s…

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Lit Hub Recommends: International Myths, Revamped and Retold

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Elizabeth asks: I have been a fan of retold Greek myths ever since I read Jeanette Winterson’s Weight and Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (still as relevant as ever after more…

Lit Hub Recommends: The Power of Storytelling

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Heather asks: I’m intensely interested in books that talk about the importance of stories in our lives. I’m passionate about mythology, fantasy, and the roles that stories play in their…

Lit Hub Recommends: Mystery, Romance, and the Natural World—All in One Book

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Camilla asks: I’m looking for that rare thing—a book that makes me feel complete and satisfied. I want to take the story, or the characters, or the ambiance with me…

Lit Hub Recommends: Reading Against the Canon

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Michael asks: I’m a retired English professor who’s become disenchanted with reading. I’d like to read a book that, after I’ve completed it, makes me want to read another book…

Lit Hub Recommends: Hopeful Historical Fiction

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Bob asks: I need a good novel that I can read with my family—my wife and I are in our late fifties and our kids are in their twenties. I’d…

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Lit Hub Recommends: Riveting and Devastating

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Daniel asks: I like to read widely: contemporary literary fiction, history, biography, mystery, anything that feels inspired and intelligent. In particular, I enjoy something complex and long—a family saga, a…

Lit Hub Recommends: Obscure Sci-Fi Classics

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Michael asks: I’m looking for lesser-known science fiction and fantasy classics, steampunk, and comic novels. Any genre fiction recommendations are greatly appreciated (noir mysteries, for example). I love to feel…