Emily Temple

Every month, all the major streaming services add a host of newly acquired (or just plain new) shows, movies, and documentaries into their ever-rotating libraries. So what's a dedicated reader to watch? Well, whatever you want, of course, but the name of this website is Literary Hub, so we sort of have an angle. To that end, here's a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month. Have fun.

This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month , which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996.

Here's a fun fact to celebrate Angela Carter's birthday: the beloved feminist icon did not care for literary tote saint Joan Didion.

In a recent interview (conducted and published in Polish), Nobel Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk admitted to using AI in her creative process.

The days are getting longer. The weather is—well, unpredictable, but trending warm. The children are becoming restless. Summer is nearly upon us, and you probably need something to read. (You signed those children up for camp in time, right? Right?) To that end, here are a few the novels coming out this summer we on the Literary Hub staff have read and loved, and would like to recommend to you. NB: this is by no means an exhaustive list of all the great books coming out this season—just the personal favorites of a few human readers, as always. Have fun—and let us know what

Very short novels have a special magic—not least because, not to be morbid, you can simply read more of them before the inevitable heat death of

Another month of books, another month of book covers. This month, despite the spring of it all, my favorite covers were strange and dark, their meanings obscure. Is it my mood, or the designers'? Who can say. Probably we've all been feeling the same way for quite some time, no matter the weather. At any rate, here are a few of the book covers that caught my attention in May:

It's been an uneasy start to summer. Ticks are legion. The weather is unpredictable. The Iran war drags ludicrously on. Inflation is rising faster than ever. SpaceX, Anthropic, and Open A.I. are about to go public, which will cause . . . something. The most corrupt possible (don't quote me though) version of the World Cup is underway. Screwworm is among us.

The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, is celebrated for his vibrant paintings, his innovative techniques, and his joyful kookiness. He also, like many visionaries and other people who know what's good for them, loved fairy tales.

Another month of books, another month of book covers. This month was all about the art choices—and a couple clever tricks, too. My favorite book covers of June are below; as always, feel free to add on to my list in the comments.