The Lit Hub Podcast

Superheroes are back, baby! You will believe a man can fly — but did you know that such things were happening in the decades before Siegel and Schuster created Kal-El in 1938? Joshua Glenn, editor of ...

29 Aug 202544min

Oh summer colds, you might be the worst kind of cold. But that won't stop The Lit Hub Podcast! This week, as we celebrate the dog days of summer, Brittany Allen drops by to tell Drew about curating Li...

22 Aug 202526min

Drew's been working on (gasp) a novel and it seems to be going well (because saying so certainly won't jinx it) so this week is a bit of writer-work-focused! Kicking off with a shout to Ursula K. Le G...

15 Aug 202539min

Summer, to me, means long days and hanging out in nature and Shakespeare — specifically Shakespeare in the Park. After James Folta wrote about NYC Comptroller Brad Lander's sonnet for the ribbon cutti...

8 Aug 202541min

We're back from our lil summer break and shaking off the rust! It's been hot, but getting maybe better—and we're trying to take the slow pace and the long view before we truly roll into the fall. Spea...

1 Aug 202540min

Halfway through the year means it's time to anticipate again! That's right: the Lit Hub staff has compiled a list (multiple lists, actually) of books you should be looking forward to for the rest of t...

11 Jul 202537min

"...that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this earth."No, Lincoln didn't say that on July 4th—but Jefferson was a racist and Adams wasn't all that inspirin...

4 Jul 20256min

We're riding the high of something going right in the world (see: NYC's mayoral primary) and leaning mostly into hijinks and happiness this week—but not before we remind you all of the very real stake...

27 Jun 202550min