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The Encyclopedic Genius of<br> Melville's Masterpiece

The Encyclopedic Genius of
Melville's Masterpiece

On Moby Dick as a Way of Seeing the World

By Suzanne Conklin Akbari | August 1, 2019

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

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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

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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

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

By Peter Mishler | July 30, 2019

On Learning to Use My Inner Cheerleader to Find Writerly Confidence

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8 Paranormal Books You Need to Read

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Craig Davidson on Victor LaValle, Octavia Butler, Sara Gran, Muriel Spark, and More

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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
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On the Evolution of Fatness<br> in Society

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

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

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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

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Gerry Howard and Peter Kaldheim on a Friendship Borne of Books

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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?

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