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- Monday
- Literary Hub· 5 OctHow Feminist Activist Robin Morgan Helped Preserve the Legacy of Sylvia Plath
On the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, my best friend Dani, also a writer, wrote to tell me that Robin Morgan, the landmark American feminist activist, organizer, and writer, had died. In the midst of the rush to finish
- Book Riot· 5 OctRead Harder This Latine Heritage Month
Celebrate Latine Heritage Month with these seven books by Latine authors that check off tasks in the 2026 Read Harder Challenge.
- Book Riot· 5 OctFall is Afoot: October’s New Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime
Here are nine of the best new mysteries, thrillers, and true crime hitting shelves in October.
- Book Riot· 5 OctWhimsical, Gentle, and Cozy Picture Books to Curl Up With
These whimsical, gentle, and cozy picture books encourage a sense of wonder and awe at the world around us.
- Book Riot· 5 OctGet Ready to Have Your Heart Stolen By October’s New Romance Books
Time loop love stories, amnesia romance, and ren faire meet-cutes: here are the new romance books out in October 2026 you need to know about.
- Book Riot· 5 Oct📚 Can we get this in the States?
This month's most anticipated books! Plus a bookish item we really should have in the States.
- Literary Hub· 5 OctHow the British Media Legitimized J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia
Preserved like frozen eddies in the whirlwind of a moral panic are the words of a national journalist, days after J.K. Rowling publishes her essay on the threat of the trans rights movement. Shona Craven’s newspaper article “This Is Why
- Literary Hub· 5 OctRevisiting an Unsung 100-Year-Old Novel From an Intellectual New York Family
I recently visited a house on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Despite its hospitable interiors, I wasn’t invited inside. I wandered around in the dark, peering through the windows like a voyeur. I couldn’t believe what I saw. I dreamed of
- Literary Hub· 5 OctWe Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing
The literary world is finally asking a question it has dodged for years: What can a human writer do that artificial intelligence cannot? The answers tend to circle around technical and personal aspects of writing, like voice, lived experience, and
- Literary Hub· 5 Oct9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room
I like my fiction the way I like my reality TV: full of rich people behaving badly, all of whom are one wrong move away from total exposure. Fortunately for me, Rich People Behaving Badly is a whole supergenre—spanning thrillers,
- Literary Hub· 5 OctRebranding Samantha: Reflections on the First “Grown Up” American Girl Book
We had several things on our 40th anniversary of American Girl wishlist: The relaunch of Grin Pins; a new historical doll with a more contemporary history (we have consistently suggested something from the 1960s Chicano Movement); a few updated Smart
- Book Riot· 5 OctFanfiction Changed How I Think About the Purpose of Stories
After decades of writing about books, I was surprised to find that reading fanfic fundamentally shifted my relationship to stories.
- Book Riot· 5 OctQueer & Trans Horror Books to Read This Halloween Season
Samantha Josephs, the author of the trans body horror novel Carrying, recommends three of her favorite trans and queer horror books.
- Literary Hub· 5 OctLove Days
After a hasty breakfast, of which she remembered nothing but that she had eaten it, Susanna found herself on the street car bound for college. She had indeed been dimly aware of the states through which she had passed up
- Sunday
- Literary Hub· 4 OctWe Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature
I’m starting this draft on the Fourth of July, 2026 in the Northern California redwoods. The phrase “250 Years of Independence” inundates my social media feed, though most people posting the phrase chide the intended meaning, highlighting the contradictions of
- Friday
- Vulture· 2 OctCan You Believe It? Tilda Swinton’s Memoir Will Be Unconventional.
Material Evidence will eschew linear narrative in favor of something freakier.
- Vulture· 2 OctWhy Do Good Ideas Scare Us?
Ahead of his new book, David Byrne talks about his obsession with artistic breakthroughs that took time to come to light.
- Literary Hub· 2 OctAudible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books.
Ever wanted to crack the creme bruleé of Mr. Darcy’s stoicism? Or give Humbert Humbert a piece of your mind? If so, you’re in luck. This Thursday, Audible announced a series of features that will let readers solve what’s historically
- Vulture· 2 Oct7 New Books to Read This October
David Byrne’s treatise on creativity, new novels from two Pulitzer winners, and Chad Harbach’s return.
- Literary Hub· 2 OctHere’s what’s making us happy this week.
This week, your friendly neighborhood Lit Hub staff is feasting on a narrative diet—but not in the stacks you’d expect. October brings fresh appreciation for the time-bound object. I’m talking about the kind of art you can imbibe on your
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