Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Harmony Holiday on Jazz, Poetry, and a Rare Record of Mythic Black Friendship

By Harmony Holiday | June 10, 2019

Why We Write About This Thing Called the Future

Why We Write About This Thing Called the Future

Naomi Alderman on The Heads of Cerberus and the Invention of Progress

By Naomi Alderman | June 7, 2019

With Apologies to Orwell, We've Gone Way Past <em>1984</em>

With Apologies to Orwell, We've Gone Way Past 1984

From Putin to Trump, We Are Being Told to "reject the evidence of your eyes and ears."

By Dorian Lynskey | June 7, 2019

Jack London, Rags to Riches and Back Again

Jack London, Rags to Riches and Back Again

Joy Lanzendorfer on the Author's First and Last Lives

By Joy Lanzendorfer | June 7, 2019

The Case Against R. Kelly is <br>a Case Against Us

The Case Against R. Kelly is
a Case Against Us

Treva Lindsey on Jim DeRogatis's Unflinching Look at R. Kelly

By Treva Lindsey | June 6, 2019

When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

When We Read the Bible as Literature, Do We Retain Its Truths?

Jay Parini on John Barton's New History of the Bible

By Jay Parini | June 6, 2019

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70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday 1984!

By John Rodden | June 5, 2019

On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

By Hanan al-Shaykh | June 5, 2019

Pablo Neruda's Life as a Struggling Poet in Sri Lanka

By Jamie James | June 3, 2019

A Kafkaesque List of Things Described as Kafkaesque

A Kafkaesque List of Things Described as Kafkaesque

"Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life."

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2019

The Dark Side of the <br>Chinese Dream

The Dark Side of the
Chinese Dream

Ma Jian on the Short Path from Utopia to Dystopia

By Ma Jian | June 3, 2019

How Ayn Rand Became the Spirit of Our Time

How Ayn Rand Became the Spirit of Our Time

Lisa Duggan on the Influence of the Original Mean Girl

By Lisa Duggan | May 31, 2019

Why I Had to Grow Up Before I Could Appreciate Alice Munro

Why I Had to Grow Up Before I Could Appreciate Alice Munro

Dennis Tang on Entering a New Era in His Reading Life

By Dennis Tang | May 31, 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 May

By Literary Hub | May 31, 2019

The Unlikely Winner of the World's Toughest Horse Race

The Unlikely Winner of the World's Toughest Horse Race

Alyson Hagy on Rough Magic, Unruly Women, and the Beauty of Horses

By Alyson Hagy | May 30, 2019

The Radical Power of Writing in the First-Person Plural

The Radical Power of Writing in the First-Person Plural

Lynn Steger Strong on New Books By Jamil Zaki and Christian Kiefer

By Lynn Steger Strong | May 30, 2019

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