• Literary Criticism

    Criticism

    Where Are All the Matriarchies in Fiction?

    By G.R. Macallister  April 18, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Linda H. Davis on the Literary Fame and Notorious Exploits of Stephen Crane

    By History of Literature  April 18, 2022
    Science

    On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

    By Nicole Yunger Halpern  April 18, 2022
    Violence

    When Are Men Dangerous? On Agency, Imagination, and What a Teacher Can Do

    By Steve Edwards  April 15, 2022
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    The Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  April 15, 2022
    Philosophy

    Against (the Very Idea of) Procrastination

    By Antonia Pont  April 14, 2022
    Book Dreams

    How Dostoevsky’s Exile in Siberia Led to Four of the Greatest Novels in Literature

    By Book Dreams  April 14, 2022
    Colonialism

    How a Mundane Anthropologist and Bureaucrat Helped Contribute to American Settler Colonialism

    By Alicia Puglionesi  April 14, 2022
    Literary History

    Learning from the Work Muriel Rukeyser Left Unfinished

    By Rowena Kennedy-Epstein  April 14, 2022
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  April 14, 2022
    Poetry

    “I Trust Nothing But Music.” Valzhyna Mort on the Patient Listening of Writing Poetry

    By Michael Prior  April 13, 2022
    Drawing

    “I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

    By Annie Hartnett  April 13, 2022
    Sex

    Why Sex Scenes Are Not Only Feminist, But Necessary

    By Elissa Sussman  April 13, 2022
    Heroines

    In Praise of Dysfunctional Heroines

    By Dawn Winter  April 13, 2022
    new books tuesday

    21 new books hitting shelves this week.

    By Katie Yee  April 12, 2022
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: Melissa Chadburn on the Books She’s Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  April 12, 2022
    Criticism

    Why the Color Red Carries so Much Weight in Film and Literature

    By James Fox  April 12, 2022
    Nature Writing

    Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

    By Michelle Nijhuis  April 12, 2022
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

    By Teddy Wayne  April 12, 2022
    Black History

    The High Stakes of Textbooks: On the Necessity of Complex, Inclusive History Lessons

    By Elizabeth Alexander  April 12, 2022
    The Cosmic Library

    How the Hebrew Bible Poses Fundamental Questions About Language

    By The Cosmic Library   April 12, 2022
    The Hub

    Conservative lawmaker writes children’s book in praise of solidarity and collective action.

    By Jonny Diamond  April 11, 2022
    Shelf Talkers

    Shelf Talkers: The Bookshop in East Nashville, Tennessee

    By Literary Hub  April 11, 2022
    Desire

    The Heartbreaks and Complications of School-Age Desire: A Reading List

    By Jonathan Galassi  April 11, 2022
    Poetry

    How Sylvia Plath Calls Out for Connection Across Time

    By Sina Queyras  April 11, 2022
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