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What Do We Do with <em>The Age of Innocence</em> in 2020?

What Do We Do with The Age of Innocence in 2020?

Sarah Blackwood on the Lasting Insights of Edith Wharton's Classic

By Sarah Blackwood | March 3, 2020

The Magic Sentences of Lauren Groff, Action Without Verbs

The Magic Sentences of Lauren Groff, Action Without Verbs

Christian Kiefer on the Sleight-of-Hand of a Contemporary Master

By Christian Kiefer | March 2, 2020

Lorrie Moore on the Songs She Couldn't Live Without

Lorrie Moore on the Songs She Couldn't Live Without

(Also, How to Ignore Writer's Block)

By Literary Hub | March 2, 2020

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Faith of an American Icon

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 2, 2020

<em>The Woman in Black</em> has come to haunt New York City.

The Woman in Black has come to haunt New York City.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in February

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2020

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How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

By Lonely Christopher | February 28, 2020

The American Archetype of Rural Queerness Redefined

By Zee Francis | February 28, 2020

Ghost Stories and Love Stories: Fear and Longing in Homesick

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Dorothea Lasky and Julia Guez: On Queenliness, Metaphysics, and Book Tour

Dorothea Lasky and Julia Guez: On Queenliness, Metaphysics, and Book Tour

In Other Words, Life as a Published Poet in 2020

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2020

Sarah Kozloff Doesn't Normalize Violence in Her Fantasy Novels

Sarah Kozloff Doesn't Normalize Violence in Her Fantasy Novels

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | February 27, 2020

Marcus Mumford on John Steinbeck's Lessons in Justice and Power

Marcus Mumford on John Steinbeck's Lessons in Justice and Power

The California-Born Singer Reflects on an Iconic American Writer

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I Just Watched <em>You've Got Mail</em> for the First Time and You Guys, It's Bad

I Just Watched You've Got Mail for the First Time and You Guys, It's Bad

Reader, I Was Not Charmed

By Emily Temple | February 26, 2020

A Glimpse Inside the Best Summer of Emily Dickinson's Life

A Glimpse Inside the Best Summer of Emily Dickinson's Life

“I have worlds of things to tell you, and my pen is not swift enough...”

By Martha Ackmann | February 26, 2020

Writing About My Alcohol Addiction Helped Treat It

Writing About My Alcohol Addiction Helped Treat It

Clare Pooley on Writing Her Way Up From Rock Bottom

By Clare Pooley | February 26, 2020

In Mark Rader's Debut Novel, Love Stands in the Way of Obligation

In Mark Rader's Debut Novel, Love Stands in the Way of Obligation

The Author of The Wanting Life in Conversation with Lori Feathers

By Lori Feathers | February 26, 2020

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