Read Harder This Women’s History Month

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. March is Women’s History Month, so today, I thought I’d share some recommendations for books about women in history that also complete 2026 Read Harder Challenge tasks. We have memoirs and biographies about famous women in history, little-known women’s history, […]


» It’s Harder and Harder to Be a Magazine on the Internet—Please Help

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Lit Hub Editor in Chief Jonny Diamond Would Like You to Become a Member As we hurtle toward the end of a dismally eventful year (yes, we live in interesting times), those of us in what remains of America’s independent media are poring over budgets past, present, and future with one thought in mind: keep […]


US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China

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The US is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorizations that allowed the companies to receive American semiconductor manufacturing equipment there, according to the Federal Register. The US Commerce Department had given the companies exemptions to sweeping restrictions created in 2022 on the sale of US semiconductor equipment to China. The […]


Your Favorite Books of the 2025 Read Harder Challenge So Far

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True Biz by Sara Nović #8: Read literary fiction by a BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled author. Set in a boarding school for Deaf students, this novel’s characters include Charlie, a new student, and February, an alumna and headmistress trying to save the school. It also contains lots of background on Deaf culture and illustrations of […]


Why it’s getting even harder to get into airport lounges now

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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it’s getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able […]


Book Publicity is Even Harder Than You Think

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Think Outside the Book Review Seasoned book publicist Kathleen Schmidt gets very real about the state of book […]


Why it’s getting harder to get a free first-class flight upgrade

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Passengers deplane through the business class seating area on an American Airlines flight, London Heathrow Airport, Aug. 14, 2018. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Cheap seats aren’t enough for airline passengers anymore. Since the pandemic, travelers have shown airlines that they’re willing to pay up to sit at the relatively spacious […]