New Media, Old Anxieties: <br>Why is “Brain Rot” the Word of the Year?

New Media, Old Anxieties:
Why is “Brain Rot” the Word of the Year?

Josh Abbey Considers “Savage Torpor” and Other Nice Things

By Josh Abbey | December 20, 2024

The Thick Muddy Soil of Language: On Mosab Abu Toha’s <em>Forest of Noise</em>

The Thick Muddy Soil of Language: On Mosab Abu Toha’s Forest of Noise

Abdelrahman ElGendy Considers a New Collection by the Acclaimed Palestinian Poet

By Abdelrahman ElGendy | December 20, 2024

“We Need to Be Rigorous in Defending Our Experiences of Art.” Chris Knapp Talks to Andrew Martin

“We Need to Be Rigorous in Defending Our Experiences of Art.” Chris Knapp Talks to Andrew Martin

The Author of “States of Emergency” on Creating Realistic Relationships and the Idea of Universality

By Andrew Martin | December 20, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rosa Alcalá Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rosa Alcalá Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Dante, Myriam Moscona, Tilsa Otta, and Others

By Diana Arterian | December 20, 2024

On Henry James and the Enduring Lessons of Love

On Henry James and the Enduring Lessons of Love

Katherine J. Chen Rediscovers James (and Falls in Love)

By Katherine J. Chen | December 19, 2024

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2024

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2024

A Frank Analysis of Our Most Clicked-On Pieces

By Literary Hub | December 19, 2024

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My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

By Maris Kreizman | December 19, 2024

I Loathe Very Online Writers: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | December 19, 2024

Journalists Tetyana Ogarkova and Volodymyr Yermolenko on Trump and Ukraine

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“What Zarqaʾ al-Yamama Didn’t Say,” a Poem by Mohamed Abdelbari

“What Zarqaʾ al-Yamama Didn’t Say,” a Poem by Mohamed Abdelbari

Translated and Introduced by Huda Fakhreddine

By Mohammad Abdelbari and Huda Fakhreddine | December 18, 2024

Let’s Not Forget Charles Dickens’s Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

Let’s Not Forget Charles Dickens’s Other Christmas Ghost Stories!

Six Creepy, Morality-Fueled Holiday Tales From the Master

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 18, 2024

Here Are All the Award-Winning Novels of 2024!

Here Are All the Award-Winning Novels of 2024!

Read the Books That Took Home This Year’s Biggest Literary Prizes

By Book Marks | December 18, 2024

The Ultimate Best Books of 2024 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2024 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don’t Have To Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2024

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2024

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2024

“He has chosen to be a farm stand that serves salty, fatty, sugary pseudo-thinking.”

By Book Marks | December 17, 2024

Betsy Fagin on the Undivided Self, Mystical Verse, and Reimagining Hemingway and Kerouac

Betsy Fagin on the Undivided Self, Mystical Verse, and Reimagining Hemingway and Kerouac

The Author of “Self-driving” in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | December 17, 2024

Weike Wang on Exploring Cultural Contrasts in Fiction

Weike Wang on Exploring Cultural Contrasts in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Rental House”

By Jane Ciabattari | December 17, 2024

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