Half-Year Reading Revelations: 2026’s Standout Books
Literary Hub contributor Maris Kreizman bets on books that shaped 2026 so far, pairing fiction, memoir, and essays (Night Night Fawn; Dog Days; On Toni Morrison; A Violent Masterpiece; This Is Where the Serpent Lives; Repetition) with sharp notes on trauma, memory, and the publishing world, and a stated goal of reading more diversely by publisher.