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Victoria Shorr on the Art of the Novella

Victoria Shorr on the Art of the Novella

”They take you—for one evening if you don't put it down, longer if you draw it out—to a place that you can see in sharp detail.”

By Victoria Shorr | May 17, 2022

Vanessa Hua on Writing About the Forgotten Women in Mao’s Inner Circle

Vanessa Hua on Writing About the Forgotten Women in Mao’s Inner Circle

The Author of Forbidden City Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | May 17, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: What Elamin Abdelmahmoud is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Elamin Abdelmahmoud is Reading Now and Next

A New (at Lit Hub) Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | May 17, 2022

How to Make Sense of Profound Arbitrariness in a World That Is Suppose to Make Sense

How to Make Sense of Profound Arbitrariness in a World That Is Suppose to Make Sense

Jon Mooallem in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 17, 2022

Finally a History of Art That Includes Female and Non-White Artists

Finally a History of Art That Includes Female and Non-White Artists

Charlotte Mullins in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | May 17, 2022

Lise Vesterlund on The No Club and How to Put a Stop to Women's Dead End Work

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On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

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The Significance of Romare Bearden’s Art in the American Canon

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Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at South Main Book Company

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