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Philip Pullman sticks up for children's lit and its readers of all ages

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

With several young-adult authors and books hitting the news this week, from anniversaries to birthdays to upcoming releases, a speech...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Excerpt, Literary Hub

Posted on 10/05/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Wish you were elsewhere this weekend? We’re probably not going to make it any easier for you with this post....

Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ann Petry’s first book, The Street, became the first novel written by a black woman to sell more than a...

Tagged As: Diversity, Excerpt, Literary Hub

Posted on 10/02/2019 at 03:32 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has picked twelve books it’s most excited to read this month (and, by virtue, twelve books it thinks...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book reviews, Literary Hub, NPR

Posted on 09/26/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When we shared the 2019 Booker Prize shortlist, many Facebook commenters — and, yes, Fussy staff — were unfamiliar with...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Excerpt, Literary Hub

Posted on 09/12/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author D.H. Lawrence and the word “obscenity” go hand in hand — which we don’t say as a value judgment,...

Tagged As: History, Literary Hub, Scandal

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 02:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For those of you not reading (sneakily or openly) The Testaments or The Institute today, we have an alternate reading...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Free reads, Literary Hub, NPR, Short story

Posted on 09/09/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ready to start the week out on a high note? Fourteen authors who’ve appeared at Hay Festival events (with one...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Literary Hub

Posted on 08/30/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hitting the road this weekend? Literary Hub has a great, geeky game to recommend. It’s called “guess the book based...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 08/27/2019 at 09:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re not declaring the end of summer yet, but let’s face it: It’s clearly back-to-school season. Which isn’t necessarily a...

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Reading