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The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Phillip Lopate on the Enduring Legacy of Washington Irving’s Most Famous Short Story

By Phillip Lopate | September 11, 2026

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

Steven W. Thrasher Reflects on 9/11 and Its Aftermath Through Reading No God But Us and The Sense of Brown

By Steven W. Thrasher | September 11, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Emma Cline, Francis Fukuyama, R.F. Kuang, and more

By Book Marks | September 11, 2026

My Partner Refuses to Read or Even TALK About Books? Should We Break Up?

My Partner Refuses to Read or Even TALK About Books? Should We Break Up?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior on This Week’s Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | September 10, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“He writes in a sort of thespian-bro argot, spiking locker-room jokes with rococo word choices like a frat-house Faulkner.”

By Book Marks | September 10, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending September 6, 2026

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2026

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2026

Robert Moor on Rethinking Environmentalism, Tree by Tree

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 10, 2026

Learning From Shame: R.F. Kuang on Diaspora, Language and Writing Young Protagonists

By Adam Dalva | September 9, 2026

What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom

What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom

Wendy Lesser on the Slow Rise of Nazism and Its Impact on German Theater

By Wendy Lesser | September 9, 2026

Read the Winners of <em>American Short Fiction’</em>s 2026 Insider Prize

Read the Winners of American Short Fiction’s 2026 Insider Prize

Selected by Elizabeth McCracken

By Literary Hub | September 9, 2026

Adam Erlich Sachs on Heinrich von Kleist’s <em>Michael Kohlhaas</em>

Adam Erlich Sachs on Heinrich von Kleist’s Michael Kohlhaas

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | September 9, 2026

34 Books You Need to Read This Fall

34 Books You Need to Read This Fall

Personal Recommendations from your Local Lit Hub Editors

By Emily Temple | September 8, 2026

Emma Cline, R.F. Kuang, Alice Hoffman, and more: 20 new books out today!

Emma Cline, R.F. Kuang, Alice Hoffman, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 8, 2026

Brian Dillon on What Virginia Woolf’s <em>The Waves</em> Means to Him

Brian Dillon on What Virginia Woolf’s The Waves Means to Him

“It is the first novel he has ever read that makes him consider seriously the form of a human life.”

By Brian Dillon | September 8, 2026

Anna Silman on Revisiting the Interview

Anna Silman on Revisiting the Interview

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | September 8, 2026

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