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“The Spare Room”

“The Spare Room”

Jeanette Winterson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 31, 2023

A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of <em>The Iliad</em>'s Opening Lines

A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of The Iliad's Opening Lines

Robin Lane Fox Considers the Movement of Homer's Epic

By Robin Lane Fox | October 30, 2023

Abyss

Abyss

Pilar Quintana (trans. Lisa Dillman)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 30, 2023

“Other Minds”

“Other Minds”

Bennett Sims

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 27, 2023

The Delivery

The Delivery

Margarita García Robayo (trans. Megan McDowell)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 26, 2023

Organ Meats

Organ Meats

K-Ming Chang

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 25, 2023

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Let Us Descend

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 24, 2023

America Fantastica

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 23, 2023

“The Endlings”

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 20, 2023

Hazardous Spirits

Hazardous Spirits

Anbara Salam

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 19, 2023

Hilary Mantel Loved Newspapers and Other Insights From Her Longtime Editor

Hilary Mantel Loved Newspapers and Other Insights From Her Longtime Editor

Nicholas Pearson on a Writer At the Peak of Her Powers

By Nicholas Pearson | October 18, 2023

You Had Me At Meow: On the Hidden Language of Cats

You Had Me At Meow: On the Hidden Language of Cats

Scientist Sarah Brown Confirms That Your Cat Really Is Talking To You

By Sarah Brown | October 18, 2023

The Future Future

The Future Future

Adam Thirlwell

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 18, 2023

The House of Doors

The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 17, 2023

You Will Live on the Internet: The Grim Realities of the Metaverse

You Will Live on the Internet: The Grim Realities of the Metaverse

"The shit in the metaverse is spilling over into the shit in the real world."

By Rachel O'Dwyer | October 16, 2023

My Death

My Death

Lisa Tuttle

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 16, 2023

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