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How Ursula K. Le Guin Channeled Her Environmentalism Into Fiction

How Ursula K. Le Guin Channeled Her Environmentalism Into Fiction

Shelley Streeby on the Ecologies That Inspired the Science Fiction Author's Body of Work

By Shelley Streeby | August 19, 2026

The Submitters: On the Literary Economy of Unreadness

The Submitters: On the Literary Economy of Unreadness

M.C. Mah Considers the Work of Making and Waiting

By M. C. Mah | August 19, 2026

11 Books About Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

11 Books About Women Who Rewrote Life and Art

Anne E. Fernald Recommends Tove Jansson, Katie Kitamura, Ntozake Shange, and More

By Anne E. Fernald | August 19, 2026

On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis

On That Disgraceful, Disreputable, (Wonderful) Form of Punctuation: The Parenthesis

Florence Hazrat on the Contentious History of a (Perfect) Literary Tool

By Florence Hazrat | August 18, 2026

Edwidge Danticat Wishes Her Former English Teachers Would Read Her Work

Edwidge Danticat Wishes Her Former English Teachers Would Read Her Work

The Author of Dèy Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | August 18, 2026

Joby Warrick, LaToya Watkins, Katy Simpson Smith, and more: 20 new books out today!

Joby Warrick, LaToya Watkins, Katy Simpson Smith, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | August 18, 2026

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Why Thoreau and Walden Resonate With Chinese Youth

By Julia Du | August 17, 2026

Reinventing the Slave Narrative: Ishmael Reed on Flight to Canada at 50

By Ishmael Reed | August 17, 2026

Everything But the Burden:
Greg Tate, John Henryism, and the Cost of Solidarity

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 17, 2026

Read an Original Review of <em>All the King’s Men</em> on Its 80th Anniversary

Read an Original Review of All the King’s Men on Its 80th Anniversary

“Magnificently vital reading, a book so charged with dramatic tension it almost crackles with blue sparks.”

By Book Marks | August 17, 2026

Miranda July, Jamel Brinkley, and More on Their Favorite (Re)reads

Miranda July, Jamel Brinkley, and More on Their Favorite (Re)reads

The Case for Dipping Back In

By Literary Hub | August 14, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Chang-Rae Lee, Virginia Eubanks, Téa Obreht, and More

By Book Marks | August 14, 2026

Are Dating Apps the Last, Great Hope For the American Literary Journal?

Are Dating Apps the Last, Great Hope For the American Literary Journal?

From Hinge to Feeld You Can Enjoy Short Fiction With Your FWB

By Brittany Allen | August 13, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy?

Am I the Asshole For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 13, 2026

Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

Katie Kelaidis on the Winners of This Year’s Dar Prize

By Katherine Kelaidis | August 13, 2026

Surrendering to Subjectivity: In Praise of Maggie Nelson’s <em>The Argonauts</em>

Surrendering to Subjectivity: In Praise of Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts

Arved Ashby on Rejecting Narrative Avoidance and Finding Inspiration in the First Person

By Arved Ashby | August 13, 2026

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