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Lit Hub Recommends: Summer Books to Share with Friends

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Helaine asks: I’m refreshing my summer reading, those books for me to read now and then leave in guest rooms at the beach. I love capital-L Literary books where sentences…

Lit Hub Recommends: The Master of Historical Fiction

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Hamad asks: Hello, I’d love to get book recommendations for myself. I read a lot of historical fiction, fantasy (standalone mostly) and thrillers that prioritize character development. I’d like to…

Lit Hub Recommends: Nonfiction Books That Tell Big Stories

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Tim asks: I just finished Patrick Radden’s Keefe’s new book, London Falling, and loved it so much. I’m looking for more nonfiction books that tell big stories, and where…

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Lit Hub Recommends: Irish Mysteries and Histories

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Helene asks: Although I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me, I've always been drawn to historical fiction and mysteries set in Ireland by Irish writers because the…

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Lit Hub Recommends: Quiet, Intelligent Books

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Cristina asks: I like quiet, intelligent books where something slightly strange is happening inside a person’s mind. I read for atmosphere and intelligent narration—not for plot. I’m drawn to emotional…

Lit Hub Recommends: A Mixture of Grace and Desperation

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Emily asks: Lately I’ve been reading books where it seems like if you say, in response to the text, “big same, my guy,” you should be calling your psychiatrist for…

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…