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Catharsis, Harpies, Harmatia, and More: Natasha Pulley on Her Favorite Greek Words

Catharsis, Harpies, Harmatia, and More: Natasha Pulley on Her Favorite Greek Words

The Author of “Hymn to Dionysus” Explores a Linguistic Venn Diagram of Meaning

By Natasha Pulley | March 19, 2025

Charlotte Perkins Gilman on Why She Wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper”

Charlotte Perkins Gilman on Why She Wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper”

From the Penguin Classics Collection “Twelve Stories by American Women”

By Literary Hub | March 19, 2025

An Integral Part of the Story: A Short History of Short Fiction by American Women

An Integral Part of the Story: A Short History of Short Fiction by American Women

Arielle Zibrak Explores the Diverse Literary Landscape of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Female Writers in the United States

By Arielle Zibrak | March 19, 2025

Maya Binyam on the Harrowing Moment That Changed Her Life

Maya Binyam on the Harrowing Moment That Changed Her Life

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | March 19, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Children of the Ghetto</em> by Elias Khoury

A Small Press Book We Love:
Children of the Ghetto by Elias Khoury

By James Folta | March 18, 2025

Literary Locomotives: Nine Books Set on Trains That Show How They Changed the World

Literary Locomotives: Nine Books Set on Trains That Show How They Changed the World

Emma Donoghue Recommends Émile Zola, Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Ethel Lina White, and More

By Emma Donoghue | March 18, 2025

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Deserted Beaches, Lost Souls: On the Beautiful Emptiness at the Heart of <em>White Lotus</em>

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David Barnes Considers the Literary Tourism of the Lotus-Eaters

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“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s <em>The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria</em>

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Musical Storytelling: Librettist Gene Scheer On Transforming Novels Into Operas

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Viviana Freyer Shares a Look Inside Two Current and Upcoming Literary Adaptations For the Stage

By Viviana Freyer | March 17, 2025

How Visions of Freediving Helped Diane Mehta Finish Her Novel

How Visions of Freediving Helped Diane Mehta Finish Her Novel

The Author of "Happier Far" Reflects on Racism and the Religious Experience of Underwater Immersion

By Diane Mehta | March 17, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Naples 1343</em> by Amedeo Feniello

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By Molly Odintz | March 14, 2025

If Torrey Peters Wasn’t a Writer, She Would Build Saunas (and Other Literary Morsels)

If Torrey Peters Wasn’t a Writer, She Would Build Saunas (and Other Literary Morsels)

The Author of "Stag Dance" Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

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