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On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science

Nicole Yunger Halpern in Praise of an Expansive, Fantastical Approach to Knowledge

By Nicole Yunger Halpern | April 18, 2022

When Are Men Dangerous? On Agency, Imagination, and What a Teacher Can Do

When Are Men Dangerous? On Agency, Imagination, and What a Teacher Can Do

Steve Edwards: “A story is a negotiation between what might have been, what is, and what still could be.”

By Steve Edwards | April 15, 2022

The Best Reviewed Books of the Week

The Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring New Titles by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Margo Jefferson, Delia Ephron, and More

By Book Marks | April 15, 2022

Against (the Very Idea of) Procrastination

Against (the Very Idea of) Procrastination

Antonia Pont Really, Truly, Definitely Does Not Like the “P” Word

By Antonia Pont | April 14, 2022

How Dostoevsky's Exile in Siberia Led to Four of the Greatest Novels in Literature

How Dostoevsky's Exile in Siberia Led to Four of the Greatest Novels in Literature

Kevin Birmingham Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | April 14, 2022

How a Mundane Anthropologist and Bureaucrat Helped Contribute to American Settler Colonialism

How a Mundane Anthropologist and Bureaucrat Helped Contribute to American Settler Colonialism

Alicia Puglionesi on Spending Time With History's Malevolent Minor Characters

By Alicia Puglionesi | April 14, 2022

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  • The Life You Want
  • The News from Dublin: Stories
  • Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love, and Loss
  • Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team
  • A Good Person

Learning from the Work Muriel Rukeyser Left Unfinished

By Rowena Kennedy-Epstein | April 14, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | April 14, 2022

“I Trust Nothing But Music.” Valzhyna Mort on the Patient Listening of Writing Poetry

By Michael Prior | April 13, 2022

“I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

“I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

The Author of Unlikely Animals on Creating Connection Instead of Commodity

By Annie Hartnett | April 13, 2022

Why Sex Scenes Are Not Only Feminist, But Necessary

Why Sex Scenes Are Not Only Feminist, But Necessary

Elissa Sussman on the Literature of Pleasure and Joy

By Elissa Sussman | April 13, 2022

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

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