Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires: How <em>The Great Gatsby</em> Changed the Landscape of New York City

Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires: How The Great Gatsby Changed the Landscape of New York City

John Marsh on Robert Moses, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Culture of Environmental Waste

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A Love Song to the Philippines: The Revolutionary Power of Jessica Hagedorn’s <em>Dogeaters</em>

A Love Song to the Philippines: The Revolutionary Power of Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters

Patrick Rosal’s Introduction to a Formative Filipino American Novel

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Didion and Babitz! John Berger! Sylvia Plath! 24 new books out today.

Didion and Babitz! John Berger! Sylvia Plath! 24 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 12, 2024

Must the Professor Crusade? W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Black Writing and Black Resistance

Must the Professor Crusade? W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Black Writing and Black Resistance

“Books and stories can be a light that leads toward the pursuit of truth in what might be dark times.”

By W. Ralph Eubanks | November 12, 2024

The Poet of the Revolution: Read Newly Translated Work by One of Egypt’s Most Prominent Poets, Mostafa Ibrahim

The Poet of the Revolution: Read Newly Translated Work by One of Egypt’s Most Prominent Poets, Mostafa Ibrahim

The “Tofranil Poems,” Translated by Abdelrahman ElGendy

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Marguerite Sheffer on Crafting a Collection of Century-Spanning Speculative Fiction

Marguerite Sheffer on Crafting a Collection of Century-Spanning Speculative Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Man in the Banana Trees”

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“A Chubby-Cheeked, Shabby-Blazered Colossus.” How Dylan Thomas Influenced Generations of Poets

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Dai George Remembers the Inventive Wordplay and Freewheeling Life of a Welsh Literary Giant

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Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Puerto Ricans, Trump, and the Election

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In Search of a Time Lost: A Selection of Proust’s Letters Translated by Lydia Davis

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How a Novel by Mildred D. Taylor Helped Glory Edim Understand Being Black in the South

How a Novel by Mildred D. Taylor Helped Glory Edim Understand Being Black in the South

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Ryan Chapman Predicts the Booker Prize

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Among the Sleuths: Looking for Answers at the Nancy Drew Convention

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