In Praise of Poetry About Bugs

In Praise of Poetry About Bugs

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By Hannah Brooks-Motl | June 2, 2025

Ten New Children's Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures

Ten New Children's Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures

For June, Caroline Carlson Recommends an Exciting Selection of (Mostly) Fantasy and Speculative Fiction For Young Readers

By Caroline Carlson | June 2, 2025

Love Comes Back Like a Murderer: Seven Poetry Books to Read This June

Love Comes Back Like a Murderer: Seven Poetry Books to Read This June

Christopher Spaide Recommends Benjamin Zephaniah, Taylor Portela, Ashley D. Escobar and More

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On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

Jenny Hamilton on romantasy and George M. Johnson on book bans

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 30, 2025

Laura Rossi and Jo Reed on Recent Earphones Award Winners

Laura Rossi and Jo Reed on Recent Earphones Award Winners

worth your listening time

By Behind the Mic | May 30, 2025

Anna Mitchael on the Lessons of Ghostwriting

Anna Mitchael on the Lessons of Ghostwriting

"This learning isn’t just for those who quietly write stories for others."

By Anna Mitchael | May 30, 2025

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Paul Elie on Art, Faith, and Sex in 1980s America—and the New Pope

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Rebecca Solnit on Her Most Beloved Objects

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Death, Desire, and the Poetics of the Automobile

Death, Desire, and the Poetics of the Automobile

Rosie Stockton Explores the Tension Between Our Obsession With Freedom and the Constraints of Car-Centric Capitalism

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Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien's Grandson

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Simon Tolkien on the Double-Edged Sword of a Mighty Literary Inheritance

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My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

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The Likability Trap: Why We Need More

The Likability Trap: Why We Need More "Nasty" Female Protagonists

Laura Leffler Considers the Faulty Logic Behind Gendered Expectations of Goodness in Fiction

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On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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"I felt like I was developing Stockholm syndrome with this novel."

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