How Japanese-American Scientist Eugenie Clark Spearheaded the Study of Sharks

How Japanese-American Scientist Eugenie Clark Spearheaded the Study of Sharks

Jasmin Graham on the Unsung Contributions of Women of Color to Marine Biology

By Jasmin Graham | July 18, 2024

Believing Sylvia Plath: How Our Culture Continues to Blame the Victims of Male Violence

Believing Sylvia Plath: How Our Culture Continues to Blame the Victims of Male Violence

Emily Van Duyne on the Ways Misogyny Masks Itself and Slithers On, Then and Now

By Emily Van Duyne | July 11, 2024

From Shopping to Sex: Indexing the Life of Sylvia Plath

From Shopping to Sex: Indexing the Life of Sylvia Plath

Carl Rollyson on the Revelations and Limits of a Quantitative Exercise

By Carl Rollyson | June 28, 2024

Teenage Queen: Behind the Scenes on the Set of <em>My Lady Jane</em>

Teenage Queen: Behind the Scenes on the Set of My Lady Jane

Alexis Gunderson on Bringing the Little Told Story of Lady Jane Grey to the Screen

By Alexis Gunderson | June 27, 2024

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s <em>Tamerlane</em>

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane

Bradford Morrow on the Bibliophile’s Holy Grail, Otherwise Known as the “Black Tulip”

By Bradford Morrow | June 25, 2024

How Lonely Planet Founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler Revolutionized the Way We Travel

How Lonely Planet Founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler Revolutionized the Way We Travel

Paige McClanahan on the Origins, Development and Popularization of the Travel Guide

By Paige McClanahan | June 21, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

By Tiya Miles | June 18, 2024

How Joni Mitchell Pioneered Her Own Form of Artistic Genius

By Ann Powers | June 17, 2024

In Praise of the Domestic Sensualist: Laurie Colwin at 80

By Mia Manzulli | June 14, 2024

What a Young John Muir Learned In the Wisconsin Wilderness

What a Young John Muir Learned In the Wisconsin Wilderness

Amanda Bellows on the Scottish-Born Naturalist’s Early Years in the United States

By Amanda Bellows | June 14, 2024

Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

Poet-in-Residence for “Byron 200” Scarlett Sabet Considers Two Passionate Souls Separated by Centuries

By Scarlett Sabet | June 14, 2024

Looking For Elaine May: On Tracking Down an Elusive Comedy Legend

Looking For Elaine May: On Tracking Down an Elusive Comedy Legend

Carrie Courogen Considers Balancing the Demands of Biography With a Fan’s Enthusiasm

By Carrie Courogen | June 10, 2024

How Eva Le Gallienne Revolutionized Early 20th-Century Theater

How Eva Le Gallienne Revolutionized Early 20th-Century Theater

Barrie Kreinik on Reviving a Queer Icon of the Roaring Twenties

By Barrie Kreinik | June 7, 2024

My Friend, the Legendary Porn Queen

My Friend, the Legendary Porn Queen

Catherine Gigante-Brown on Jane Kamensky’s Biography of Candida Royalle

By Catherine Gigante-Brown | June 6, 2024

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

Lucy Sante, Tom Lee, and More Remember the Song’s Genesis

By Richard King | June 4, 2024

When Judith Jones Brought Sylvia Plath and Julia Child to American Bookshelves

When Judith Jones Brought Sylvia Plath and Julia Child to American Bookshelves

Sara B. Franklin on the Legendary Editor’s Mentorship of Two Iconic Authors

By Sara B. Franklin | May 28, 2024

Page 11 of 66

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member