''Literary Hub'' or ''LitHub'' is a daily literary website that was launched in 2015 by
Grove Atlantic president and publisher
Morgan Entrekin,
American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame editor
Terry McDonell, and ''
Electric Literature'' founder Andy Hunter.
Content
Focused on literary fiction and nonfiction, ''Literary Hub'' publishes personal and critical essays, interviews, and book excerpts from over 100 partners,
including independent presses (
New Directions Publishing,
Graywolf Press), large publishers (
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster LLC (, ) is an American publishing house owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts since 2023. It was founded in New York City in 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. Along with Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group US ...
,
Alfred A. Knopf), bookstores (
Book People,
Politics and Prose), non-profits (
PEN America
PEN America (formerly PEN American Center), founded in 1922, and headquartered in New York City, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose goal is to raise awareness for the protection of free expression in the United States and worldwide th ...
), and literary magazines (''
The Paris Review
''The Paris Review'' is a quarterly English-language literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. In its first five years, ''The Paris Review'' published new works by Jack Kerouac, ...
'',
n+1). The mission of ''Literary Hub'' is to be the "site readers can rely on for smart, engaged, entertaining writing about all things books."
The website has been featured in ''
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...
'', ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...
'', and ''
Poets & Writers''.
In 2019, ''Literary Hub'' launched their new blog, ''The Hub'', alongside ''LitHub Radio'', a "network of bookish podcasts featuring some established favorites of the genre along with a new show or two". They also maintain a website for crime, mystery and thriller literature called ''CrimeReads''.
On October 22, 2019, ''Literary Hub'' announced a partnership with The Podglomerate, launching ''
Storybound'', a new podcast created and hosted by
Jude Brewer, exploring "everything from family life to friendship, relationships to histories, and how everything in life can be impacted by the power of a good story."
Book Marks
Book Marks is an American
review-aggregation website for books, launched by ''Literary Hub'' in June 2016.
The service aggregates reviews from approximately 70 sources, including newspapers, magazines, and websites, and averages them into a score:
"rave", "positive", "mixed", or "pan".
''CrimeReads''
''CrimeReads'' is a daily website dedicated to crime, mystery, and thrillers.
It launched in 2018 as a channel of ''Literary Hub'', with Dwyer Murphy and Molly Odintz as editors.
''CrimeReads'' publishes essays, lists, and other pieces about literature, film, television, radio/podcasts, and theater, as well as personal essays and original true crime research.
The website is and has been advised by crime writers and journalists, including
Megan Abbott,
Lee Child
James Dover Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes Thriller (genre), thriller novels, and is best known for his ''Jack Reacher (book series), Jack Reacher'' novel series. The boo ...
,
Lyndsay Faye,
Meg Gardiner,
Alison Gaylin,
Rachel Howzell Hall,
Carl Hiaasen,
Sulari Gentill
Sulari Gentill is a short Sri Lankan-born Australian author, also known under the pen name of S. D. Gentill. She initially studied astrophysics before becoming a corporate lawyer, but has since become a writer of mystery and fantasy fiction.
...
,
Joe Ide,
Craig Johnson,
Ausma Zehanat Khan,
Laura Lippman,
Attica Locke,
Val McDermid
Valarie McDermid (born 4 June 1955) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of novels featuring clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill and his collaborators in the police department. Her work is considered to be part of a sub-genre k ...
,
Kyle Mills,
Walter Mosley,
Lori Rader-Day,
Ruth Ware,
Sarah Weinman, and
Daniel Woodrell.
joined the site as a staff writer in 2020 and became the site's third editor in 2021.
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American literature websites
Internet properties established in 2015
2015 establishments in the United States