2023

“I Never Saw Her Cry.” Terry McDonell Remembers His Mother, Irma

“What passes between a mother and a son is not defined by her love in the moment, but later by the echoes of her motherhood.”

The Storming of Caesars Palace: On 50 Years of Progress Won By Black Mothers

Annaliese Gerlick Revisits Storming Caesars Palace, 18 Years Later

New Poetry Recommendations for the Month of May

Rebecca Morgan Frank Picks Poetry to Journey Through the Underworld of Capitalism, Poverty, and Racism

Sophia McClennen on How Satire Makes Sense of a President Who Didn’t

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

Charles Foran Explains What His Memories of His Father Teach Us About Himself and Us

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

Lit Hub Weekly: April 24–28, 2023

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

James Shapiro takes “Winner of Winners” Baillie Gifford Prize.

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in May

In Case It’s Still Raining Then Too

What Educators Can Learn from Jessica Fletcher’s Critical Pedagogy

Lesson #1: Treat Your Students Like Human Beings

David Grann: Diving Into History, the Trials of a Sea Voyage, and Sailing the Gulf of Pain

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life