• Literary Criticism

    What to Read

    Wil Haygood on Beloved, The Power Broker, and To Kill a Mockingbird

    By Book Marks  October 12, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On Kafka’s Classic, The Metamorphosis

    By History of Literature  October 12, 2021
    Women reading

    A Brief Survey of Men Having Opinions About What Women Are Reading

    By Sophie Vershbow  October 8, 2021
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    Behold… The Best Reviewed Books of the Week!

    By Book Marks  October 8, 2021
    Language

    Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

    By Julie Sedivy  October 8, 2021
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Heyday Books

    By Corinne Segal  October 8, 2021
    Classic Novels

    The Story Behind The Snake Pit, Mary Jane Ward’s Dark Comic Masterpiece

    By Larry Lockridge  October 8, 2021
    Book Covers

    The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

    By Emily Temple  October 7, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

    By Literary Hub  October 7, 2021
    Writing Advice

    How to Write a Good Fight Scene

    By Jeff Bens  October 7, 2021
    Just the Right Book

    Evan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition

    By Just the Right Book   October 7, 2021
    Best Reviews of the Week

    What the Critics Think: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  October 7, 2021
    Plagiarism

    In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

    By Sam Riviere  October 6, 2021
    Aliens?

    On Ancient Aliens, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and the Unhinged Pleasures of Speculative Nonfiction

    By Patrick Allington  October 6, 2021
    Surveillance

    Dave Eggers on Escaping Corporate Tech and the Irreplaceable Role of Indie Bookstores

    By Corinne Segal  October 6, 2021
    Activism

    How Fanfiction Can Inspire a Meaningful Cultural Activism and Challenge Social Stigmas

    By Milena Popova  October 6, 2021
    What to Read

    Margaret Verble on Chinua Achebe, Flannery O’Connor, and Wolf Hall

    By Book Marks  October 6, 2021
    new books tuesday

    21 new titles to get cozy with this week.

    By Katie Yee  October 5, 2021
    Lit Century

    On the Vivid Landscapes of Alice Munro

    By Lit Century   October 5, 2021
    On Writing

    Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

    By Sara Davidson  October 5, 2021
    Craft

    How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

    By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson  October 5, 2021
    Climate Fiction

    The New Climate Fiction: Grappling with the Weight of Collapse

    By Emma Dries  October 5, 2021
    Literary Disco

    Literary Disco Goes Back to School with Poet and Teacher Bree Rolfe

    By Literary Disco  October 5, 2021
    Astrology or Whatever

    The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

    By Emily Temple  October 4, 2021
    Climate Fiction

    Writing the Anxiety of Parenthood on the Precipice of Apocalypse

    By Emma Szewczak  October 4, 2021
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