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“A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s <em>As I Lay Dying</em>

“A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying

“I realized he was kin in telling this complicated, complex story that is Mississippi.”

By Jesmyn Ward | March 10, 2025

What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

Henry Lien on Self-Esteem, "My Neighbor Totoro," and Defying Box-Office Tropes

By Henry Lien | March 10, 2025

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Vanda Krefft Offers Some Tips to Help Those Who Are Struggling To Find Primary Sources

By Vanda Krefft | March 10, 2025

Sarah Gerard on Putting a Life on the Page

Sarah Gerard on Putting a Life on the Page

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 10, 2025

Sari Botton on Hard-Won Wisdom

Sari Botton on Hard-Won Wisdom

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | March 10, 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Amazon, Bookstores, and Villains

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Amazon, Bookstores, and Villains

Featuring Brad Johnson, Emily Temple, James Folta, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | March 7, 2025

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  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
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  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
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John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

By Essex Hemphill | March 7, 2025

The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

By Rebecca Worby | March 7, 2025

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

By Book Marks | March 7, 2025

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Against Turning Every Page

By Jonathan Tarleton | March 7, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>The Bear</em> by Andrew Krivak

A Small Press Book We Love:
The Bear by Andrew Krivak

By Jonny Diamond | March 6, 2025

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket

Ides of March Madness

By Literary Hub | March 6, 2025

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Rereading “The Hampdenshire Wonder”

By Ted Chiang | March 6, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“This is one for the introverts—the wary and the peevish, the uncertain of their looks, taste, talent and class status.”

By Book Marks | March 6, 2025

The Edge of the Abyss: William Styron at 100

The Edge of the Abyss: William Styron at 100

Greg Cwik on the Complex, Melancholic World of Styron’s Novels

By Greg Cwik | March 6, 2025

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

Spencer Reece Considers the Life and Work of Jaime Gil de Biedma

By Spencer Reece | March 6, 2025

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