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Letter From Minnesota: This is Actually What’s Great About America

David Mura on the Power of Solidarity and Diversity in the Twin Cities
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Letter From Minnesota: “A Prayer Must Be More Than Asking”

Kawai Washburn on Doing the Work Even in the Face of the Abyss
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Letter From Minnesota:
“Mad Means Something”

Charles Baxter on the Rage of the Poet, and Its Power
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Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Kao Kalia Yang on Preparing For the Worst in the Face of ICE’s Occupation

Lily Meyer on Philip Roth, Anti-Zionism, and Her Relationship to American Judaism

By Lily Meyer

Letter From Minnesota:
We’ve Been Here Before

By Carolyn Holbrook

Toni Morrison on What Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction Reveals About Race in America

By Toni Morrison

11 Books That Confront and Interrogate the Violence of a Class Society

By Ann Larson and Alissa Quart

Borrowing From the Bard: A Shakespeare-Inspired Reading List

By Rebecca Fallon

“[Speckled Yellow],” a Poem By Simon Armitage

By Simon Armitage

This Week in Literary History: David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest Was Published

By Literary Hub

Letter From Mni Sóta Makóče: “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land”

By Heid E. Erdrich

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in February

By Emily Temple

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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Mars Rainfall, Death Monks, and Frankenstein Summer: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Natalie Zutter

The 10 Best Book Covers of January

By Emily Temple

A Self Divided: What It Means to Leave Your Hometown

By Emanuela Anechoum

Ten New Children’s Books That Embrace Joy and Celebrate Community

By Caroline Carlson

“The Thing We Know How to Do for One Another.” Seven Poetry Books to Read This February

By Christopher Spaide

An Enduring Source of Inspiration: In Search of Proust’s Legacy in Ireland

By Max McGuinness

Crime Reads

Crime Reads

February 3, 2026

27 New and Upcoming Horror Novels To Look Out For In 2026

By Molly Odintz

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads

The Best Psychological Thrillers of February 2026

By Molly Odintz

10 Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out in 2026

By Molly Odintz

Book Marks

Book Marks

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Alia Hanna Habib Offers a Guide to Finding an Agent

By Alia Hanna Habib

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

By Book Marks

The Rise (and Fall) of the Sad Girl Grifter

By Lior Torenberg

American Psycho:
How Donald Trump Brought the “Bateman Doctrine” to the World

By Aron Solomon

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

By James Folta

The Dignity of Human Art and the Secret World of Roald Dahl on The Lit Hub Podcast

By The Lit Hub Podcast

Wandering Around Through Prehistoric Britain

By Graham Robb

How an Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan Into a Cash Crop

By Beronda L. Montgomery

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

By Nina Sankovitch