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

By Literary Hub | November 12, 2024

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”

By Jane Ciabattari | November 12, 2024

Ann Patchett on Annotating Her Award-Winning Novel <em>Bel Canto</em> Twenty Years Later

Ann Patchett on Annotating Her Award-Winning Novel Bel Canto Twenty Years Later

“Through annotation, I saw patterns in the book I’d scarcely been aware of...”

By Ann Patchett | November 11, 2024

On Poetry as Historical Record, the Legacy of Colonialism, and Depicting Disaster in Verse

On Poetry as Historical Record, the Legacy of Colonialism, and Depicting Disaster in Verse

Dorsía Silva Smith in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | November 11, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“With this sly sleight of hand, Senna deftly scrambles hierarchies of race, class, and culture.”

By Book Marks | November 7, 2024

The Book News is Generally... Good?

The Book News is Generally... Good?

Maris Kreizman Finds Some Silver Linings

By Maris Kreizman | November 7, 2024

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

By Dai George | November 7, 2024

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 7, 2024

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

By Literary Hub | November 6, 2024

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

The Author of “Gather Me” Reflects on Navigating Her Nigerian and American Identities

By Glory Edim | November 6, 2024

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

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

Plus Jonny Diamond and Drew Broussard on the Election and More

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 6, 2024

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

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

Jadie Stillwell and Nicole Blackwood on the Mystery of the Missing Discernible Character Traits

By Jadie Stillwell and Nicole Blackwood | November 5, 2024

Visions of Apocalypse: How <em>Gravity’s Rainbow</em> Embodied America’s Post-War Fears

Visions of Apocalypse: How Gravity’s Rainbow Embodied America’s Post-War Fears

Jonathan Rosenbaum Revisits His Review of Thomas Pynchon’s Classic

By Jonathan Rosenbaum | November 5, 2024

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

Jesse Sheidlower on the Limberness and Literary Uses of “Fuck”

By Jesse Sheidlower | November 5, 2024

Oliver Sacks! Dante! Queer folktales! 20 new books out today.

Oliver Sacks! Dante! Queer folktales! 20 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 5, 2024

The 10 Best Formally Inventive Queer Memoirs 

The 10 Best Formally Inventive Queer Memoirs 

Alison Bechdel, Alexander Chee, David Wojnarowicz, and More

By Catherine Habgood | November 4, 2024

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