A Young John Berryman Writes R.P. Blackmur About His Favorite Poets

A Young John Berryman Writes R.P. Blackmur About His Favorite Poets

From The Selected Letters

By John Berryman | October 14, 2020

Claire Messud in Praise of the Essays That Dwell in Uncertainty

Claire Messud in Praise of the Essays That Dwell in Uncertainty

The Author of Kant's Little Prussian Head Recommends Five Essential Collections

By Claire Messud | October 13, 2020

On Eugenics and Queerness in Djuna Barnes's <em>Nightwood</em>

On Eugenics and Queerness in Djuna Barnes's Nightwood

Introducing Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books, a Podcast Hosted by Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | October 13, 2020

10 Books You Should Read<br> in October

10 Books You Should Read
in October

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | October 13, 2020

On Edgar Allan Poe's Creepy Doppelgänger Story,

On Edgar Allan Poe's Creepy Doppelgänger Story, "William Wilson"

A Month of Edgar Allan Poe Continues on
The History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | October 12, 2020

5 Great Books You May Have Missed in September

5 Great Books You May Have Missed in September

Including Megan Gail Coles, Anja Kampmann, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | October 9, 2020

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  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
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  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

By John Freeman | October 6, 2020

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

By Hayley Krischer | October 6, 2020

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, Hamilton Left Out a Few Things

By Ishmael Reed | October 6, 2020

Why is <em>The Known World</em> <br>So Good?

Why is The Known World
So Good?

Emily Temple on Edward P. Jones's Master Class in Time Management

By Emily Temple | October 5, 2020

The Shape of His Stories: In Praise of Edward P. Jones

The Shape of His Stories: In Praise of Edward P. Jones

Elizabeth Poliner Returns to Three Stories in Lost in the City

By Elizabeth Poliner | October 5, 2020

On the Haunting Remorse of Edgar Allan Poe's<br>

On the Haunting Remorse of Edgar Allan Poe's
"The Black Cat"

Jacke Wilson Kicks Off a Month of Edgar Allan Poe on
The History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | October 5, 2020

A Conversion of Suffering: At the Intersection of Poetry and Psychoanalysis in Paul Celan

A Conversion of Suffering: At the Intersection of Poetry and Psychoanalysis in Paul Celan

Jamieson Webster Analyzes the Prose of a Famous Poet

By Jamieson Webster | October 2, 2020

The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

Beth Kephart on the Power of Fragmentation in Books By Sonja Livingston, Megan Stielstra, and More

By Beth Kephart | October 2, 2020

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

Is It Purpose? Portability? James Raven Has Some Questions

By James Raven | October 1, 2020

On Reengaging with Franz Kafka's Astonishing Worlds

On Reengaging with Franz Kafka's Astonishing Worlds

Gregory Ariail Considers the "Lost" and Newly Translated Fragments

By Gregory Ariail | October 1, 2020

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