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Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

Today, an organized group of artists and writers announced the launch of 92NO, a collective protest directed at the New York cultural institution 92NY (formally known the 92nd Street Y). The group represents the formal culmination of a dispute three Read more >

By Brittany Allen

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

Today, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which awards $150,000 annually to women and non-binary writers with books published in Canada and the US, announced its 2026 shortlist. The nominated writers were chosen for their “creativity and excellence” by a Read more >

By Literary Hub

One great poem to read today: Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California”

This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of Read more >

By McKayla Coyle

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

A great week for nonfiction, our week’s bounty includes a memoir by Jayne Anne Phillips, a survey of American men by Jordan Ritter Conn, and a deep dive analysis into one of the world’s most dangerous mysteries, the billionaire Elon Read more >

By Julia Hass

$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

Earlier today, the Manhattan DA’s office announced that it will formally return 17 stolen books to their rightful owners: the Whitneys. And yes, I do mean those Whitneys. The rare books in question were lifted from the family compound nearly Read more >

By Brittany Allen

One great poem to read today: Ada Limón’s “The Noisiness of Sleep”

This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of Read more >

By James Folta

These were the 11 most challenged books in 2025.

Today, to coincide with the beginning of National Library Week, the American Library Association (ALA) has released its list of the 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025, which is part of their annual State of America’s Libraries Report. In 2025, Read more >

By Emily Temple

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

The name of the game this week is games and growth. We at Lit Hub are splitting the biscuit between new beginnings and alternate histories. We’re getting out, and looking back. Jonny Diamond is welcoming spring Mary Lennox-style—i.e., with the holiness transition deserves. Read more >

By Brittany Allen

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

I’ve been one of the folks running out Best Literary Film Adaptation bracket this week—have you voted yet?—and so I’ve missed a few of this week’s stories. Let’s catch up together with some Venns. This is a sidebar, but there’s Read more >

By James Folta

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of Read more >

By Jonny Diamond

One great poem to read today: Alejandra Pizarnik’s “[All night I hear the noise of water sobbing.]”

This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of Read more >

By Oliver Scialdone

Here are the winners of the 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers.

In a ceremony on Wednesday night, the Whiting Foundation announced the ten recipients of the 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers. The award comes with a $50,000 purse to recognize the recipients’ “outstanding accomplishments and promise,” and is often seen Read more >

By Literary Hub

Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

Today, the Cleveland Foundation announced the winners of its annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, the country’s “only endowed juried prize dedicated to literature that contributes to our understanding of race and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” “It Read more >

By Literary Hub

The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

Yesterday, the Center for the Art of Translation announced plans to open a permanent location in downtown San Francisco. Founded in 2000 in the living room of translator Olivia Sears, the Center has long been a nomadic institution with no Read more >

By Brittany Allen

Are these the most influential novelists of 2026?

Since its founding in 1923, Time magazine has been crowning the world’s pioneers and power brokers. The pub’s annual list of most influential people is more than 30 years old. And today, we get the 2026 edition. Though “influential,” is Read more >

By Brittany Allen

One great poem to read today: Sam Riviere’s “Myself Included”

This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. To celebrate, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending one great poem to read every (work) day of Read more >

By Drew Broussard

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