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Neal Stephenson Jumps From Speculative Fancy to Strange History

Neal Stephenson Jumps From Speculative Fancy to Strange History

Eric Olson Talks to the Author of “Polostan”

By Eric Olson | November 8, 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

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

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

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

By Dai George | November 7, 2024

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

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

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 7, 2024

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

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

Three Missives from Marcel and Reflections on the World in Which He Composed Them

By Literary Hub | November 6, 2024

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A Room of One’s Own: On Finding Beauty and Inspiration in Meditation

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

By Glory Edim | November 6, 2024

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

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

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By Catherine Habgood | November 4, 2024

AM Homes on the Complexity of Contemporary Political Life

AM Homes on the Complexity of Contemporary Political Life

Yvonne Conza Talks to the Author of “The Unfolding”

By Yvonne Conza | November 4, 2024

You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

Amy Gash Considers the Timeless Wisdom of Great Kid Lit

By Amy Gash | November 4, 2024

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