funerals are for the living by Sami Ellis Two words: racist cult. Junie Daniels was a victim of a car accident a month ago. His sister died, and his mother has since been so deep in her grief that she has withdrawn from life most of the time. She is unable to plan her daughter’s
Featuring Colson Whitehead, Michael Cunningham, Claire Vaye Watkins and others Colson Whitehead’s great machineMichael Cunningham’s unsayableand Claire Vaye Watkins yellow pine All of these are among the best reviewed books of the week. Article continues after ad Brought to you by book marksLit Hub’s home for book reviews. * Imagination 1. great machine by Colson
my earliest reading memoryThe summer my middle sister was born, my mother and I would go to the shops in Cherryvalley in east Belfast to send her messages, and she would buy me the latest issue of Storyteller, which had illustrated stories from around the world. It came with cassette tapes of actors reading stories
The #1 bestseller that rules both Publishers Weekly And USA Today lists are Heartstopper Volume 6But you won’t find it in this roundup, as most outlets break out both YA and graphic novels on their lists. I’m still mourning the end of Heartstopper, between this final book and the movie. In fact, I’m listening to
Edna Bonhomme is the author of Caring for our wounds: an expatriate memoirOut now from Haymarket Books. Below, she recommends three must-read books about colonialism. (Photo credit: Jasmine Valcarcel) All empires suffer from the possibility of their collapse. For the marginalized people born and raised in the midst of empires, some plot and hope for
while only 12% of children in the United States Attend overnight summer camp programs is still a popular topic among young readers. Whether they attend summer camps or not, kids love to imagine being away from home without their parents and all the obstacles they can face with that newfound freedom. Middle grade books about
TeaThe latest novel from Matt Haig, author of Reasons to Stay Alive, begins with an octogenarian having a heart attack. Former business magnate Wilbur Budd is already feeling a little awkward when he gets a call from his ex-wife Maggie, whom he has not heard from in years. “I wanted to hear your voice,” she
The book collection of the creator of The Snowman and Fungus The Bogeyman has gone on sale at Oxfam’s Hove Bookshop in East Sussex. Online. More than 1,000 books from the collection of beloved British author and cartoonist Raymond Briggs have been donated by his estate following his death in 2022 at the age of
Even as a 38-year-old man, I still love the feeling of heading out on road trips. They promise freedom, romance and adventure without the increased difficulty of flight. All you need is a full tank of gas, a map (a paper one still has value!), and a willingness to explore unexpected and far-flung places. As
Children’s Literature Festival criticized after request to remove comments on diversity books
Bath Children’s Literature Festival It is facing criticism after its founder emailed writers asking them to remove social media posts about the festival’s lack of diversity at the 2026 event. The authors said that their comments criticizing the festival for lack of representation under a post on the Instagram page were deleted, with the original