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The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

The Unusual Suspects: Who Were the Main Players in the Black Dahlia Murder

William J. Mann on Revisits the Almost Mythic 1947 Crime That Shocked America

By William J. Mann | January 27, 2026

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, <em>Negro Liberation</em>

Rebecca Hall Reflects on Her Father’s Groundbreaking Book, Negro Liberation

“Being a child of a famous Communist father, who had me when he was older than I am now, is a strange thing.”

By Rebecca Hall | January 27, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: <br>Can You Hear Us, America?

Letter From Minnesota:
Can You Hear Us, America?

Dobby Gibson: “This militarized occupation still feels like a test run for something that I’m not fully imagining.”

By Dobby Gibson | January 26, 2026

Bodies Fall, Not Ideas: <em>On the Zero Line</em> and the Urgency of Preserving Gaza’s Culture

Bodies Fall, Not Ideas: On the Zero Line and the Urgency of Preserving Gaza’s Culture

Maya Al Zaben on Literature as Resistance

By Maya Al Zaben | January 26, 2026

Becca Rea-Tucker on Why We Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Our Abortions

Becca Rea-Tucker on Why We Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Our Abortions

“Abortion is OK, we know. But how are our kids supposed to believe us if we whisper it under our breath?”

By Becca Rea-Tucker | January 26, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 23, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Twin Cities bookstores are ready for today’s march against ICE.

By Brittany Allen | January 23, 2026

American Psycho:
How Donald Trump Brought the “Bateman Doctrine” to the World

By Aron Solomon | January 23, 2026

The Dignity of Human Art and the Secret World of Roald Dahl on The Lit Hub Podcast

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 23, 2026

The Unbanned Book Network is a new initiative fighting for diverse books in the classroom.

The Unbanned Book Network is a new initiative fighting for diverse books in the classroom.

By James Folta | January 22, 2026

Inside the Brutal Center of Copper and Cobalt Mining in the Congo

Inside the Brutal Center of Copper and Cobalt Mining in the Congo

Nicolas Niarchos on the Unsavory Sources of the Minerals That Power Our World

By Nicolas Niarchos | January 22, 2026

The Day Bernie Goetz Shot Four Unarmed Teenagers on the Subway

The Day Bernie Goetz Shot Four Unarmed Teenagers on the Subway

Elliot Williams Chronicles the Vigilante Crime That
Shook 1980s New York City

By Elliot Williams | January 21, 2026

On Taylor Swift and the Hard Art of Reinvention

On Taylor Swift and the Hard Art of Reinvention

Misty L. Heggeness Considers the Ways Women Respond to Economic Challenges and Setbacks

By Misty L. Heggeness | January 21, 2026

How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

Elizabeth Vartkessian on the Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in America

By Elizabeth Vartkessian | January 20, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 16, 2026

<em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em> Anticipates!

The Lit Hub Podcast Anticipates!

featuring McKayla Coyle, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Olivia Rutigliano, Dan Sheehan, Emily Temple, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 16, 2026

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