Books

Can Short Fiction Bring Readers Back?

Gaby Wood of the Booker Prize Foundation speaks to Litro about short fiction, reading habits, time, cost, distraction, libraries, bookshops and why stories can still help people feel less alone.

by Eric Akoto • 12th June 202612th June 2026

Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Future Archives, Interviews, Publishing

Independent Publishers, Cultural Memory, and What Still Gets Seen

Daniel T. O’Brien, Executive Director of the Independent Publishers Caucus, talks to Eric Akoto about independent publishing, AI slop, shrinking discoverability, booksellers, libraries, archives and the systems that decide which ...

by Eric Akoto • 7th May 202614th May 2026

Arts & Culture, Books, Digital Culture, Editor's Pick, Fiction, Reviews

Small Presses, Big Nerve: Six Fiction Titles to Watch in 2026

A Litro guide to the best small-press fiction of 2026 so far, with six real titles from independent publishers including Cipher Press, Saqi, Cassava Republic, Moist and Conduit.

by accounts • 6th May 20266th May 2026

Books, Editor's Pick, Reviews

International Booker 2026: The Translated Fiction Litro Readers Should Be Reading Now

From Taiwan Travelogue to The Witch, these are the International Booker 2026 titles and translated novels Litro readers should know before the winner is announced on 19 May.

by accounts • 6th May 20266th May 2026

Art, Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Essay, Travel&Lifestyle

How Do We Keep Working? Ling Ma and Sarah Rose Etter’s Office Nightmares

A sharp, unsentimental read of late-capitalist burnout: Severance and Ripe render offices as dreamscapes of hunger, loyalty, and dread. This review asks the only question that matters—how do we keep ...

by joshs • 30th November 20251st December 2025

Books

Litro Review: “The Second Chance Convenience Store” by Kim Ho-Yeon

Just then, the chime sounded as the door was flung open. ‘You… you bastards!’ a voice thundered. The teens’ heads spun around, and there was Dokgo’s towering frame filling the ...

by eric-akoto • 1st May 20251st May 2025

Arts & Culture, Books, Feature, Technology

Victorian Psycho: A Chilling Descent into Madness—Coming February 2025

Victorian Psycho plunges you into the eerie depths of a crumbling mansion where nothing is as it seems, and the line between sanity and madness blurs. Virginia Feito masterfully weaves ...

by eric-akoto • 22nd September 202415th January 2026

Arts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick

Winter’s Must-Reads: 8 Unmissable Novels and Memoirs

“Just when you think you’re done with a story, it pulls you right back in.”

by eric-akoto • 21st September 202421st September 2024

Books, Editor's Pick

Book Review: White Nights by Urszula Honek

The debut short story from Polish writer Urszula Honek, White Nights, is akin to reading an account of a haunted place – one that is beautiful and devastating in equal ...

by jennifer_brough • 12th February 202412th February 2024

Books, Reviews

Book Review: Whispering Walls by Choman Hardi

We sit with a question that Hiwa’s brother Gara writes in a letter: “What makes the past so dangerous?” To which Hiwa contemplates, “Is it the past that makes the ...

by holly • 9th February 20249th February 2024

Arts & Culture, Books, Essay, Literature

I Am Woman. Hear What I Want For Christmas!

Author Robin Stevens reflects on the pressures of conforming to feminine expectations during Christmas, advocating for the timeless joy of gifting books.

by robin-stevens • 9th December 20238th December 2023

Arts & Culture, Books, Essay, Literature, On Writing

The Booker Prize: Controversies, Diversity, and the Power of Recognition

How does the Booker Prize maintain its relevance in contemporary literature? From Paul Lynch’s recent win to debates on subjectivity and the balance between commercialization and creativity, this article delves ...

by Litro Magazine • 2nd October 20235th December 2023