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The Literal (and Figurative) Whiteness of<br> <em>Moby Dick</em>

The Literal (and Figurative) Whiteness of
Moby Dick

For Herman Melville, the Color White Could Be Horrifyingly Bleak

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 1, 2019

On Svetlana Alexievich: What Can a Book Do in the Face of War?

On Svetlana Alexievich: What Can a Book Do in the Face of War?

Rachel Seiffert Considers Last Witnesses

By Rachel Seiffert | August 1, 2019

The Encyclopedic Genius of<br> Melville's Masterpiece

The Encyclopedic Genius of
Melville's Masterpiece

On Moby Dick as a Way of Seeing the World

By Suzanne Conklin Akbari | August 1, 2019

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in July

By Emily Firetog | July 31, 2019

Tony Hoagland Was a Poet <br>of Heart and Humor

Tony Hoagland Was a Poet
of Heart and Humor

Mike Schneider Remembers His Friend's Idiomatic Writing

By Mike Schneider | July 29, 2019

8 Paranormal Books You Need to Read

8 Paranormal Books You Need to Read

Craig Davidson on Victor LaValle, Octavia Butler, Sara Gran, Muriel Spark, and More

By Craig Davidson | July 29, 2019

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On the Evolution of Fatness
in Society

By Christopher E. Forth | July 29, 2019

The Writer and the Dictator:
A Love/Hate Story

By Alaa Al Aswany | July 29, 2019

Finding My Climate-Conscious Tribe: Black Nature Lovers and Writers

By Kim-Marie Walker | July 26, 2019

Caliban Never Belonged to Shakespeare

Caliban Never Belonged to Shakespeare

What Shakespeare's "Thing of Darkness" Tells Us About Gatekeeping and Language

By Marcos Gonsalez | July 26, 2019

Got Writer's Block? <br>Read This Poem

Got Writer's Block?
Read This Poem

Nick Ripatrazone Close Reads Gerard Manley Hopkins' "To R.B."

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 25, 2019

On One of the Great Dutch Novels of Social Reform

On One of the Great Dutch Novels of Social Reform

How Eduard Douwes Dekker's Max Havelaar Led to a Revolution

By Pramoedya Ananta Toer | July 25, 2019

Love, Death, and the Birds of Terry Tempest Williams

Love, Death, and the Birds of Terry Tempest Williams

Randon Billings Noble: What of the Raven, What of the Dove?

By Randon Billings Noble | July 24, 2019

On My 42-Year Correspondence with W.S. Merwin

On My 42-Year Correspondence with W.S. Merwin

Howard Norman Reflects on the Collective Meaning of 416 Letters

By Howard Norman | July 24, 2019

Please Take This Summer to Become Obsessed<br> With <em>The Group</em>

Please Take This Summer to Become Obsessed
With The Group

Mary McMarthy's 1960s Novel About the 1930s Feels Like 2019

By Mikaella Clements | July 23, 2019

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

Elizabeth Bales Frank on the Pleasures and Perils of Introducing Attorneys to Poetry

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | July 23, 2019

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