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On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s <em>Odyssey</em>

On the Opaque Origins and Tumultuous Ancient History of Homer’s Odyssey

Daniel Mendelsohn Considers the Legacy of a Civilization-Making Epic

By Daniel Mendelsohn | April 9, 2025

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

On the 40-Year Friendship of Toni Morrison and Fran Lebowitz

Priya Vulchi Considers the Lifespans of Literary and Political Friendships

By Priya Vulchi | April 9, 2025

Portrait of ChatGPT as a Young Artist: Vauhini Vara on Voice, Tech, and Using AI in Writing

Portrait of ChatGPT as a Young Artist: Vauhini Vara on Voice, Tech, and Using AI in Writing

Sarah Viren Talks to the Author of “Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age”

By Sarah Viren | April 9, 2025

Buffy! Viet Thanh Nguyen! Andrea Long Chu! 23 new books out today.

Buffy! Viet Thanh Nguyen! Andrea Long Chu! 23 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 8, 2025

Sally Rooney on the Short Stories of Thomas Morris

Sally Rooney on the Short Stories of Thomas Morris

Read “Wales” From Morris’s New Collection, “Open Up”

By Sally Rooney | April 8, 2025

Katie Kitamura Sometimes Falls In Love with Her Characters (and Other Literary Tidbits)

Katie Kitamura Sometimes Falls In Love with Her Characters (and Other Literary Tidbits)

The Author of “Audition” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2025

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A Literary Dictionary of the Mothers Who Leave

By L. Sasha Gora | April 8, 2025

Andrea Long Chu Wants to Write a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign (And Other Goodies)

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2025

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

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Moby-Dick, Airplanes, and Obsessions Past and Present"> “The White Whales of the Sky.

“The White Whales of the Sky.

Moby-Dick, Airplanes, and Obsessions Past and Present">

Moby-Dick, Airplanes, and Obsessions Past and Present">“The White Whales of the Sky." On Moby-Dick, Airplanes, and Obsessions Past and Present

Kate Folk Explains Her Aviation-Themed Homage to Herman Melville’s Timeless Novel

By Kate Folk | April 8, 2025

Kate Folk on Writing a Contemporary Tribute to an American Classic

Kate Folk on Writing a Contemporary Tribute to an American Classic

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "Sky Daddy"

By Jane Ciabattari | April 8, 2025

Zakiya Dalilah Harris on Satire and Sensitivity

Zakiya Dalilah Harris on Satire and Sensitivity

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | April 8, 2025

Five Takeaways from the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne Papers

Five Takeaways from the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne Papers

Evelyn McDonnell on Feminism, Family, and Feuds

By Evelyn McDonnell | April 7, 2025

On My Grandfather’s Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s <em>The Great Gatsby</em> at 100

On My Grandfather’s Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby at 100

Eleanor Lanahan Reflects on the Literary Legacy of a Timeless American Novel

By Eleanor Lanahan | April 7, 2025

Villains, Vampires, Spies: The Best Remixes of <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

Villains, Vampires, Spies: The Best Remixes of The Great Gatsby

Camille Aubray Recommends Allyson Reedy, Nghi Vo, Jillian Cantor, and More

By Camille Aubray | April 7, 2025

Lynn Steger Strong on the Importance of Imaginative Truth in Fiction and Nonfiction

Lynn Steger Strong on the Importance of Imaginative Truth in Fiction and Nonfiction

“The goal is not to tell the reader the facts as they happened, but to, hopefully, bring a bunch of sentences and paragraphs to imagistic life.”

By Lynn Steger Strong | April 7, 2025

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