How Did James Baldwin Become a 21st-Century Influencer?

How Did James Baldwin Become a 21st-Century Influencer?

Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster on the Blessing and Curse of Shareability on Twitter

By Marc Lamont Hill and Todd Brewster | May 5, 2022

What It Means to Anthologize the Literature of Abortion

What It Means to Anthologize the Literature of Abortion

Annie Finch, Editor of Choice Words: Writers on Abortion, in Conversation with Some Contributors

By Literary Hub | May 5, 2022

In Memoriam: Sergio Chejfec

In Memoriam: Sergio Chejfec

Translator Heather Cleary Remembers Her Friend, the Argentinean Writer

By Heather Cleary | May 5, 2022

Empathizing with the Mother Figures of <em>Peter Pan</em>

Empathizing with the Mother Figures of Peter Pan

Liz Michalski on the Particular Sadness of Watching Your Children Fly Away

By Liz Michalski | May 5, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Anne Enright on Colin Barrett, Juan Gabriel Vásquez on Fernanda Melchor, Molly Young on John Waters, and more

By Book Marks | May 5, 2022

Alex George on the “Absolutely Extraordinary Journey” of Running a Book Festival

Alex George on the “Absolutely Extraordinary Journey” of Running a Book Festival

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 5, 2022

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On the Post-Apocalyptic Landscape of Walter Kappacher’s Palace of Flies

By Michael P. Steinberg | May 5, 2022

Guerre, a Louis-Ferdinand Celine manuscript once thought lost, will be published in France.

By Jonny Diamond | May 4, 2022

The Girl Who Left, The Woman Who Stayed: Finding Georgia O’Keeffe in a Small Southern Town

By Megan Mayhew Bergman | May 4, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: What Renee Gladman is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Renee Gladman is Reading Now and Next

A New (at Lit Hub) Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | May 4, 2022

Memoirs with Benefits: A Reading List of Hybrid Narratives

Memoirs with Benefits: A Reading List of Hybrid Narratives

Courtney Maum Recommends Memoirs That Seesaw from Past to Present, Personal to Universal

By Courtney Maum | May 4, 2022

Why Queer Stories Deserve Happy Endings

Why Queer Stories Deserve Happy Endings

Susie Dumond on Positive Role Models

By Susie Dumond | May 4, 2022

“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

“We’re the Fools in Charge of Forgiveness.” Steve Almond on the Task of the Social Novelist

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 4, 2022

Why We Turn to Myths to Untangle Old Problems

Why We Turn to Myths to Untangle Old Problems

Jennifer Saint on Feminist Retellings of Ancient Stories

By Jennifer Saint | May 4, 2022

The Story That Saved Me: On Writing My Way Out of a Life That No Longer Felt Like Mine

The Story That Saved Me: On Writing My Way Out of a Life That No Longer Felt Like Mine

Lauren McBrayer’s Novel Showed up Exactly When She Needed It

By Lauren McBrayer | May 4, 2022

15 great paperback books coming out this May.

15 great paperback books coming out this May.

By Katie Yee | May 3, 2022

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