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Did the Russian <em>Wizard of Oz</em> Subvert Soviet Propaganda?

Did the Russian Wizard of Oz Subvert Soviet Propaganda?

Olga Zilberbourg on Aleksandr Volkov's Adaptation of
L. Frank Baum's Classic

By Olga Zilberbourg | September 6, 2019

Charles Johnson Remembers the Great Paule Marshall

Charles Johnson Remembers the Great Paule Marshall

RIP Paule Marshall, 1929-2019

By Charles Johnson | September 5, 2019

The Many Literary Landscapes of Tokyo

The Many Literary Landscapes of Tokyo

From the City of Samurai to the Gardens of Nobility

By Anna Sherman | September 4, 2019

Struggling to Write Outside a Colonial Framework

Struggling to Write Outside a Colonial Framework

Meredith Talusan on the Complexity of Telling
Filipino Immigrant Stories

By Meredith Talusan | September 4, 2019

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>Goodnight Moon</em>

The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Goodnight Moon

if something ate him."">"Could be improved if something replied. Would be perfect
if something ate him."

By Emily Temple | September 3, 2019

Where Was My Hero’s Journey?, My <em>Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl</em>?

Where Was My Hero’s Journey?, My Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl?

Janet Fitch on Finding a Real Coming-of-Age Tale

By Janet Fitch | September 3, 2019

Best Reviewed
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Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

By Emily Firetog | August 30, 2019

Where the Amateur Reader Ends, and the Professional Critic Begins

By Tom Lutz | August 30, 2019

The Sealey Challenge: An Expansive Way of Reading Poetry

By Laura Buccieri | August 30, 2019

John Williams Considers the Literary Western (or Lack Thereof) c. 1961

John Williams Considers the Literary Western (or Lack Thereof) c. 1961

The Author of Stoner With Some Strong Opinions for The Nation

By John Williams | August 29, 2019

What Data-Driven Corporate Medicine Has Wrought

What Data-Driven Corporate Medicine Has Wrought

Terrence Holt Revisits Paul Starr's Classic, The Social Transformation of American Medicine

By Terrence Holt | August 29, 2019

The Fall and Rise of William Stoner

The Fall and Rise of William Stoner

Steve Almond on the Critical and Commercial Resurrection of John Williams' Classic

By Steve Almond | August 29, 2019

My Decade of Falling in Love with the Writing of José Esteban Muñoz

My Decade of Falling in Love with the Writing of José Esteban Muñoz

Marcos Gonsalez Looks Back at a Landmark Queer Text, Cruising Utopia

By Marcos Gonsalez | August 29, 2019

On the Politics of Italics

On the Politics of Italics

Jumoke Verissimo Wonders When It's Right to Highlight Difference

By Jumoke Verissimo | August 28, 2019

How to Review a Novel

How to Review a Novel

London Review of Books Editor Mary-Kay Wilmers
on the Language of Criticism

By Mary-Kay Wilmers | August 27, 2019

In Praise of the High School English Teacher

In Praise of the High School English Teacher

Introducing a New Column by Nick Ripatrazone

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 27, 2019

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