In Praise of Dysfunctional Heroines

In Praise of Dysfunctional Heroines

Dawn Winter on Celebrating Women Who Defy Expectations

By Dawn Winter | April 13, 2022

21 new books hitting shelves this week.

21 new books hitting shelves this week.

By Katie Yee | April 12, 2022

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

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

The First in a New (at Lit Hub) Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | April 12, 2022

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

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

James Fox: “Red is the body made color, and at times color made body.”

By James Fox | April 12, 2022

Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

Michelle Nijhuis Thinks It’s Time for Some New Perspectives

By Michelle Nijhuis | April 12, 2022

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

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

Featuring Lisa Bird-Wilson, Negesti Kaudo, and More!

By Teddy Wayne | April 12, 2022

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

By Elizabeth Alexander | April 12, 2022

How the Hebrew Bible Poses Fundamental Questions About Language

By The Cosmic Library | April 12, 2022

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

By Jonny Diamond | April 11, 2022

Shelf Talkers: The Bookshop in East Nashville, Tennessee

Shelf Talkers: The Bookshop in East Nashville, Tennessee

Booksellers from The Bookshop Share Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | April 11, 2022

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

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

Jonathan Galassi Recommends John Knowles, Thomas Mann, Hanya Yanagihara, and More

By Jonathan Galassi | April 11, 2022

How Sylvia Plath Calls Out for Connection Across Time

How Sylvia Plath Calls Out for Connection Across Time

Sina Queyras Writes in Conversation with “Lady Lazarus”

By Sina Queyras | April 11, 2022

Madhushree Ghosh on Food as Survival, Grief, and Liberation

Madhushree Ghosh on Food as Survival, Grief, and Liberation

Anjali Enjeti in Conversation with the Author of Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family

By Anjali Enjeti | April 11, 2022

Jeff VanderMeer on Ursula K. Le Guin, Tove Jansson, and Ottessa Moshfegh

Jeff VanderMeer on Ursula K. Le Guin, Tove Jansson, and Ottessa Moshfegh

Rapid-fire Book Recs from the Author of Hummingbird Salamander

By Book Marks | April 11, 2022

Blacks and Jews: Fifty-Five Years After James Baldwin’s “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White”

Blacks and Jews: Fifty-Five Years After James Baldwin’s “Negroes Are Anti-Semitic Because They’re Anti-White”

Terrence L. Johnson and Jacques Berlinerblau Dissect a Classic American Polemic, Still Relevant Today

By Jacques Berlinerblau and Terrence L. Johnson | April 9, 2022

Putin’s Attack on Ukraine is an Attack on Its Language: Poetry by Kateryna Kalytko

Putin’s Attack on Ukraine is an Attack on Its Language: Poetry by Kateryna Kalytko

“Defend yourself to your last breath—and whatever you do / don’t let them near you.”

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2022

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