On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

Rita Omokha on the 2024 Election and What History Shows Us

By Rita Omokha | November 21, 2024

I read the government graphic novels Elon Musk thinks are a waste of money.

I read the government graphic novels Elon Musk thinks are a waste of money.

By Jonny Diamond | November 18, 2024

HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.

HarperCollins is selling their authors’ work to AI tech.

By Drew Broussard | November 18, 2024

Victoria’s Secret: How a Teenage Girl Became the Queen of England

Victoria’s Secret: How a Teenage Girl Became the Queen of England

Anne Somerset on Princess Victoria and the Scandalous Chaos of Nineteenth-Century British Politics

By Anne Somerset | November 18, 2024

Is Donald Trump going to sue the media into complicity and silence?

Is Donald Trump going to sue the media into complicity and silence?

By Jonny Diamond | November 15, 2024

Waking Up Trans in Trump’s America

Waking Up Trans in Trump’s America

Gabrielle Bellot on the Dire Consequences of Republican Policies

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 15, 2024

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Sleuthing Around at an Actual Nancy Drew Convention

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 15, 2024

The Onion has bought InfoWars. (And no, this isn't a joke.)

By Brittany Allen | November 14, 2024

Want to know how libraries fared on the ballot? This cool non-profit made a chart.

By Brittany Allen | November 13, 2024

Per his own book, Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee is down for Civil War II

Per his own book, Trump’s Secretary of Defense nominee is down for Civil War II

By Jonny Diamond | November 13, 2024

They’re Screening an Adaptation of My Novel in an Israeli Settlement, So I’m Boycotting It

They’re Screening an Adaptation of My Novel in an Israeli Settlement, So I’m Boycotting It

Mirza Waheed: “Boycotts are not acts designed to foster exclusion or hatred; they are, in fact, statements of intent.”

By Mirza Waheed | November 13, 2024

A Gesture Larger Than Death: On Bill T. Jones’s AIDS Elegy “Still/Here” at 30

A Gesture Larger Than Death: On Bill T. Jones’s AIDS Elegy “Still/Here” at 30

Jen Benka Considers Art in the Face of Cataclysm

By Jen Benka | November 13, 2024

Must the Professor Crusade? W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Black Writing and Black Resistance

Must the Professor Crusade? W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Black Writing and Black Resistance

“Books and stories can be a light that leads toward the pursuit of truth in what might be dark times.”

By W. Ralph Eubanks | November 12, 2024

Six newsletters to get you through this week.

Six newsletters to get you through this week.

By Brittany Allen | November 11, 2024

JD Vance Quoted One of Cormac McCarthy’s Most Evil Characters to Make Some Asinine Point

JD Vance Quoted One of Cormac McCarthy’s Most Evil Characters to Make Some Asinine Point

From Hannibal Lecter to Anton Chigurgh, All the Best Fictional People

By James Folta | November 11, 2024

Do Not Obey in Advance: On the Importance of Mutual Aid in These Cruel American Times

Do Not Obey in Advance: On the Importance of Mutual Aid in These Cruel American Times

Lit Hub Editor in Chief Jonny Diamond Considers a Way Forward

By Jonny Diamond | November 8, 2024

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