Literary Hub

{{Infobox website

| name = Literary Hub

| language = English

| type = culture, interviews, literature

| owner = Grove Atlantic

| editor = Jonny Diamond

| key_people = Andy Hunter

| creators = Morgan Entrekin, Terry McDonell

| launched = {{Start date and age|2015}}

| country = United States

| headquarters = New York City

| website = {{URL|http://www.lithub.com/|lithub.com}}

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Literary Hub or LitHub{{cite web |title=LitHub's Best Novels of the Decade 2010-2019 |url=https://www.librarything.com/list/45249/all/LitHubs-Best-Novels-of-the-Decade-2010-2019 |website=LibraryThing |access-date=8 May 2024}} is a daily literary website that was launched in 2015{{cite web|title=Literary Hub is a New Home for Book Lovers|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/literary-hub-is-a-new-home-for-book-lovers-1423169915|work=WSJ|author=Jennifer Maloney|date=February 5, 2015|access-date=February 5, 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.

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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,{{cite web|title=About Literary Hub|url=http://lithub.com/about-literary-hub/|work=Literary Hub|access-date=September 21, 2016}} 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." The website has been featured in The Washington Post,{{cite web|title=Literary Hub wants to bring together everything literary on the Internet|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/03/17/literary-hub-wants-to-bring-together-everything-literary-on-the-internet/|first=Ron|last= Charles|work=The Washington Post|date=March 17, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2015}} The Guardian,{{cite web|title=Literary Hub aims to be 'go-to website for literary culture'|first=Marta|last= Bausells|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/apr/08/literary-hub-launches-with-aim-to-become-go-to-website-for-literary-culture|work=The Guardian|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2015}} and Poets & Writers.{{cite web|title=A New Hub for Literary Culture|url=http://www.pw.org/content/a_new_hub_for_literary_culture?cmnt_all=1|first=Jonathan|last= Vatner|work=Poets & Writers|date=May–June 2015|access-date=April 15, 2015}}

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".{{cite web|title=Hi. We've redesigned Lit Hub, launched a blog, and added a podcast network.|url=https://lithub.com/weve-redesigned-lit-hub-launched-a-blog-and-added-a-podcast-network-bonus-content-see-below-for-rejected-blog-names/|first=Jonny|last=Diamond|work=Literary Hub|date=April 30, 2015|access-date=August 17, 2019}} They also maintain a website for crime, mystery and thriller literature called CrimeReads.{{Cite web|url=https://crimereads.com/|title=CrimeReads|website=CrimeReads|language=en-US|access-date=October 20, 2019}}

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."{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/introducing-the-storybound-podcast/ |title= Introducing the Storybound Podcast |website=Literary Hub|date= October 22, 2019|access-date= October 22, 2019}}

Book Marks

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| type = Books review aggregator

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Book Marks is an American review-aggregation website for books, launched by Literary Hub in June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/introducing-book-marks-lit-hubs-rotten-tomatoes-for-books/ |title=Introducing Book Marks, Lit Hub's 'Rotten Tomatoes' for Books |work=Literary Hub |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://electricliterature.com/lit-hub-launches-book-marks-a-rotten-tomatoes-for-books-fd5a96a1fde2?gi=38696a7669eb |title=Lit Hub Launches Book Marks, a 'Rotten Tomatoes for Books' |work=Electric Literature |last=Mullins |first=Carrie V. |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/literary-hub-launches-book-marks-rotten-tomatoes-books-105645128.html |title=Literary Hub launches Book Marks: a 'Rotten Tomatoes' site for books |website=Yahoo! News |agency=AFP News |date=June 9, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407190530/https://www.yahoo.com/news/literary-hub-launches-book-marks-rotten-tomatoes-books-105645128.html |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |url-status=dead}} The service aggregates reviews from approximately 70 sources, including newspapers, magazines, and websites, and averages them into a score:{{cite web|title=LitHub Launches Book Marks, a Rotten Tomatoes for Books |url=https://observer.com/2016/06/lithub-launches-book-marks-a-rotten-tomatoes-for-books/ |work=Observer |last=Bloomgarden-Smoke |first=Kara |date=June 7, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2019}} "rave", "positive", "mixed", or "pan".

''CrimeReads''

CrimeReads is a daily website dedicated to crime, mystery, and thrillers.{{Cite web|title=CrimeReads Prepares for Launch|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=1731|date=March 7, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en}} It launched in 2018 as a channel of Literary Hub,{{Cite web|title=CrimeReads Just Launched & It's The Perfect Site For Fans Of True Crime & Thrillers|first=Sadie|last= Trombetta|date=March 7, 2018|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/crimereads-just-launched-its-the-perfect-site-for-fans-of-true-crime-thrillers-8429570|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=Bustle|language=en}} with Dwyer Murphy and Molly Odintz as editors.{{Cite web|date=2018-03-07|title=Readers Make the Best Sleuths|url=https://crimereads.com/readers-make-the-best-sleuths/|access-date=July 14, 2021|website=CrimeReads|language=en-US}}

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, 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. Olivia Rutigliano joined the site as a staff writer in 2020 and became the site's third editor in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://mysterytribune.com/crimereads/|title=CrimeReads|year=2023|access-date=23 June 2023|publisher=Mystery Tribune}}

Literary Hub

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Book Marks

''CrimeReads''

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