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5 best new books – quick links 5 best new books: September 2025 As If I’m Really There,…

We’ve been gushing about Zach Cregger’s new horror flick Weapons in the Lit Hub Slack (“Lit-lack”? “Lhlack”? “Slub”?)…

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By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Talk about fake news: In 1907 a New York Times banner headline declared, “There…

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Scholastic Kid Reporter during her interview with Henry Winkler Henry Winkler is an actor, author and speaker. He…

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Gregory has a history of taking a lot of liberties in her historical fiction, much to the chagrin…

Stories are born in all sorts of ways. Some come like lightning—brilliant, sudden, and impossible to ignore. Others…

All photography by Alexandra Arnold and courtesy of Zosia Mamet. Does This Make Me Funny?, Zosia Mamet asks…

Imagine being handed two books. In one case, you choose which to read; in the other, the decision…

5 best new books to read in September 2025