Literary Hub or LitHub ^[1] is a daily literary website that was launched in 2015 ^[2] 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.

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Focused on literary fiction and nonfiction, Literary Hub publishes personal and critical essays, interviews, and book excerpts from over 100 partners, ^[3] including independent presses ( New Directions Publishing , Graywolf Press ), large publishers ( Simon & Schuster , Alfred A. Knopf ), bookstores ( Book People , Politics and Prose ), non-profits ( PEN America ), and literary magazines ( The Paris Review , 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." ^[3] The website has been featured in The Washington Post , ^[4] The Guardian , ^[5] and Poets & Writers . ^[6]

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". ^[7] They also maintain a website for crime, mystery and thriller literature called CrimeReads . ^[8]

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." ^[9]

Book Marks [ edit ]

Book Marks is an American review-aggregation website for books. It was launched by Literary Hub in June 2016. ^{[10] [11] [12]} The service aggregates reviews from approximately 70 sources, including newspapers, magazines, and websites, and averages them into a score: ^{[10] [13]} "rave", "positive", "mixed", or "pan".

CrimeReads [ edit ]

CrimeReads is a daily website dedicated to crime, mystery, and thrillers. ^[14] It launched in 2018 as a channel of Literary Hub , ^[15] with Dwyer Murphy and Molly Odintz as editors. ^[16]

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 site also features excerpts from recent and forthcoming fiction and nonfiction books in its relevant genres. ^{[ citation needed ]}

The website is and has been advised by crime writers and journalists, including Megan Abbott , Lee Child , Lyndsay Faye , Meg Gardiner , Alison Gaylin , Rachel Howzell Hall , Carl Hiaasen , Sulari Gentill , Joe Ide , Craig Johnson , Ausma Zehanat Khan , Laura Lippman , Attica Locke , Val McDermid , Kyle Mills , Walter Mosley , Lori Rader-Day , Ruth Ware , Sarah Weinman , and Daniel Woodrell . ^[14] Olivia Rutigliano joined the site as a staff writer in 2020 and became the site's third editor in 2021. ^[17]

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Further reading [ edit ]

• Maher, John (July 15, 2015). "New 'Lit Hub' Project Aims To Make Critics Vital Again" . Publishers Weekly . ISSN   0000-0019 . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
• "Literary Hub Expands Staff and Coverage" . Publishers Weekly . January 21, 2016. ISSN   0000-0019 . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
• "Grove Atlantic, Electric Lit Team to Launch the Literary Hub" . Publishers Weekly . February 6, 2015. ISSN   0000-0019 . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
• Maloney, Jennifer (February 5, 2015). "Literary Hub Is a New Home for Book Lovers" . Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .

External links [ edit ]

• Official website