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On the Difficulty of Translating British Humor Into American Comedy 

On the Difficulty of Translating British Humor Into American Comedy 

Can Iconic British Rom-Com Four Weddings and a Funeral Work As American TV?

By Alessandro Tersigni | August 1, 2019

When Novelists Become Method Actors

When Novelists Become Method Actors

Leland Cheuk on Comedy, Immersive Research, and the Underrated Value of Experience in 2019

By Leland Cheuk | July 31, 2019

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 July

By Emily Firetog | July 31, 2019

The Late-Capitalist Privileges of<br> Being an Art Monster

The Late-Capitalist Privileges of
Being an Art Monster

Sarah Elaine Smith on Working a Tech Job While Trying to Make Art

By Sarah Elaine Smith | July 31, 2019

Of Poetry and Pilgrimage: Queer Writers Staying Hopeful in Madrid

Of Poetry and Pilgrimage: Queer Writers Staying Hopeful in Madrid

At the Unamuno Author Series Festival, Poets Reckon
with Looming Fascism

By Anna Hundert | July 31, 2019

A.E. Stallings: 'I'm Optimistic About Poetry, but That's Maybe the Only Thing'

A.E. Stallings: 'I'm Optimistic About Poetry, but That's Maybe the Only Thing'

The Author of Like in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | July 30, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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  • The Six Loves of James I

On Learning to Use My Inner Cheerleader to Find Writerly Confidence

By Liz Astrof | July 30, 2019

Tony Hoagland Was a Poet
of Heart and Humor

By Mike Schneider | July 29, 2019

8 Paranormal Books You Need to Read

By Craig Davidson | July 29, 2019

Learning How to Write Girls with Agency in Fiction

Learning How to Write Girls with Agency in Fiction

Stephanie Jimenez: Imagining Girlhood Beyond the Threat
of Sexual Violence

By Stephanie Jimenez | July 29, 2019

On the Evolution of Fatness<br> in Society

On the Evolution of Fatness
in Society

Christopher Forth on Religious and Utopian Figurations of the Human Body and Disgust

By Christopher E. Forth | July 29, 2019

The Writer and the Dictator: <br>A Love/Hate Story

The Writer and the Dictator:
A Love/Hate Story

Alaa Al Aswany on Tawfiq al-Hakim's Return of the Spirit and its Influence on Egyptian Politics

By Alaa Al Aswany | July 29, 2019

From Pick-Up and Pynchon to a Lifetime in Publishing

From Pick-Up and Pynchon to a Lifetime in Publishing

Gerry Howard and Peter Kaldheim on a Friendship Borne of Books

By Literary Hub | July 29, 2019

Finding My Climate-Conscious Tribe: Black Nature Lovers and Writers

Finding My Climate-Conscious Tribe: Black Nature Lovers and Writers

An Appraisal (and Update) of Lit Hub's Climate Library

By Kim-Marie Walker | July 26, 2019

Why Don't I Read All My Books?

Why Don't I Read All My Books?

Karen Olsson on the Ghosts on Her Shelves

By Karen Olsson | July 26, 2019

Caliban Never Belonged to Shakespeare

Caliban Never Belonged to Shakespeare

What Shakespeare's "Thing of Darkness" Tells Us About Gatekeeping and Language

By Marcos Gonsalez | July 26, 2019

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