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Happy Halloween from
The Lit Hub Podcast
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Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories
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Nick Ripatrazone
| October 31, 2025
Corporeal Punishment: On Body Horror, That Most Human of Stories
Tyler Malone Explores the Uncanny Valley Between the Body and the Self
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Tyler Malone
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| October 31, 2025
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| October 31, 2025
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“Anything catching on fire and crashing through the chimney into the living room is funny—but it’s really funny if it’s raccoons.”
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Catherine Newman
| October 31, 2025
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“In situations in which the story of people is being smothered by institutions of power, adversarial documents can provide an opening.”
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Zadie Smith, Catherine Newman, Cameron Crowe, and more: 23 new books out today!
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Julia Hass
| October 28, 2025
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