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The Most Important Poem of the 20th Century: On T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” at 100

The Most Important Poem of the 20th Century: On T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” at 100

“The poem is such a key landmark that all modern poets know it, whether they swerve around it, crash into it, or attempt to assimilate it.”

By Literary Hub | October 24, 2022

Cover reveal: See the cover for Luis Alberto Urrea's <em>Good Night, Irene</em>.

Cover reveal: See the cover for Luis Alberto Urrea's Good Night, Irene.

By Literary Hub | October 21, 2022

Cover reveal: Stephen Buoro's <em>The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa</em>.

Cover reveal: Stephen Buoro's The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa.

By Literary Hub | October 19, 2022

George Saunders on Reading Chaotically and the Power of Generous Teachers

George Saunders on Reading Chaotically and the Power of Generous Teachers

The Author of Liberation Day Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 18, 2022

A.M. Homes on Being—For Better or Worse—“a Very American Writer”

A.M. Homes on Being—For Better or Worse—“a Very American Writer”

The Author of The Unfolding in Conversation with Phil Klay

By Literary Hub | October 13, 2022

Shelf Talkers: What the Booksellers Are Reading at Boswell Book Company

Shelf Talkers: What the Booksellers Are Reading at Boswell Book Company

Favorites From One of Milwaukees Great Bookstores

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Cover reveal: See the cover for Gerardo Sámano Córdova's Monstrilio.

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2022

Lit Hub Daily: October 4, 2022

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Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan on How a “Magical” Dream Turned Into a Book Project

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2022

Meet the Writers on the Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Meet the Writers on the Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Interviews with Some of Today’s Finest Writers of Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2022

How to Love to Your Horrible Little Goblins (and Other Advice from Calvin Kasulke)

How to Love to Your Horrible Little Goblins (and Other Advice from Calvin Kasulke)

Also, Don’t Organize Your Bookshelves!

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2022

Cover reveal: See the cover for Clancy Martin's <em>How Not to Kill Yourself</em>.

Cover reveal: See the cover for Clancy Martin's How Not to Kill Yourself.

By Literary Hub | September 28, 2022

Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence and Partition

Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence and Partition

Featuring Anita Desai, Hari Kunzru, Salman Rushdie, and More

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Yiyun Li on Writing Advice (the Good, the Bad) and the Books She Always Returns To

Yiyun Li on Writing Advice (the Good, the Bad) and the Books She Always Returns To

The Author of The Book of Goose Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | September 26, 2022

Qian Julie Wang on Commuting, People-Watching, and Letting the Story Marinate

Qian Julie Wang on Commuting, People-Watching, and Letting the Story Marinate

“I delete and demolish with zeal.”

By Literary Hub | September 26, 2022

Here's the shortlist for the 2022 Cundill History Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the 2022 Cundill History Prize.

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