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The Murky Story of Our First Storytellers: On the Mysterious Evolution of Human Language

The Murky Story of Our First Storytellers: On the Mysterious Evolution of Human Language

Madeleine Beekman on Early Humans, Linguistic Acquisition, and the Glaring Gaps in Our Theories

By Madeleine Beekman | August 11, 2025

How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer

How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer

Karleigh Frisbie Brogan Considers the Benefits and Trade-Offs of a Non-Literary Day Job

By Karleigh Frisbie Brogan | August 11, 2025

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

Ellyn Gaydos on William Carlos Williams, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Ellyn Gaydos | August 11, 2025

Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lee Wind on Championing Marginalized Characters

Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lee Wind on Championing Marginalized Characters

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | August 11, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Brad Lander Talks Sonnets; What Happens When a Small Press Wins the Booker

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Brad Lander Talks Sonnets; What Happens When a Small Press Wins the Booker

Featuring Brad Lander, Stefan Tobler, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | August 8, 2025

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Jason Mott, Åsne Seierstad, Elaine Castillo, and More

By Book Marks | August 8, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

By Grace Aldridge | August 8, 2025

A Fantastical Odyssey Through Renaissance Italy: Álvaro Enrigue on Bomarzo

By Álvaro Enrigue | August 8, 2025

The Case for Renaming Kafka’s Metamorphosis as The Transformation

By Mark Harman | August 8, 2025

Jessica Gross on Writing a New York Novel as an Ex-New Yorker

Jessica Gross on Writing a New York Novel as an Ex-New Yorker

How to Get Back in a New York State of Mind

By Jessica Gross | August 8, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole For Prioritizing My Writing Over the People in My Life?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Prioritizing My Writing Over the People in My Life?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 7, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Dystopian novels are not merely the expression of vivid imaginations, they are often warnings about what’s to come.”

By Book Marks | August 7, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Chloe Caldwell Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Chloe Caldwell Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Sheila Heti, Yiyun Li, Hala Alyan, and Others

By Diana Arterian | August 7, 2025

Barbara Kingsolver on Supporting Appalachian Women Recovering from Addiction

Barbara Kingsolver on Supporting Appalachian Women Recovering from Addiction

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 7, 2025

Carl Phillips and Aditi Machado Feel Like Radically Different Poets

Carl Phillips and Aditi Machado Feel Like Radically Different Poets

In Conversation with Lena Crown on Awakeners

By awakeners | August 7, 2025

Khadijah Queen on What It’s Like to Write Poetry on a Naval Destroyer

Khadijah Queen on What It’s Like to Write Poetry on a Naval Destroyer

“I’d steal a moment to write future me into existence, or to write my way through my feelings after another tedious day.”

By Khadijah Queen | August 6, 2025

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