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Recital of the Dark Verses

Recital of the Dark Verses

Luis Felipe Fabre (trans. Heather Cleary)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 22, 2023

Ross Gay: In Praise of (Foot- End- Etc.) Notes

Ross Gay: In Praise of (Foot- End- Etc.) Notes

"I long for a book made of only endnotes."

By Ross Gay | September 21, 2023

We Need a Motherf*cking Break: On Mom Rage and the Fantasy of Joint Custody

We Need a Motherf*cking Break: On Mom Rage and the Fantasy of Joint Custody

Minna Dubin Considers the Potential Upside of Divorce

By Minna Dubin | September 21, 2023

The Pole

The Pole

J. M. Coetzee

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 21, 2023

On the Rothschilds' Myth in Literature and Film

On the Rothschilds' Myth in Literature and Film

Mike Rothschild Considers the Stories Told about the Influential Jewish Family

By Mike Rothschild | September 20, 2023

Beyond the Door of No Return

Beyond the Door of No Return

David Diop (trans. Sam Taylor)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 20, 2023

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The Wolves of Eternity

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 19, 2023

Nadia

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 18, 2023

A Dictator Calls

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 15, 2023

A Volga Tale

A Volga Tale

Guzel Yakhina (trans. Polly Gannon)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 14, 2023

The Vaster Wilds

The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 13, 2023

How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation

How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation

Hannah Carlson Explores the History of Women's Pockets

By Hannah Carlson | September 12, 2023

"Blithe Spirit"

Kate Atkinson

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 12, 2023

The Remarkable Story of the Horsewomen Warriors of Afghanistan

The Remarkable Story of the Horsewomen Warriors of Afghanistan

Pardis Mahdavi on Unearthing a Story of Ferocity and Survival

By Pardis Mahdavi | September 11, 2023

Rouge

Rouge

Mona Awad

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 11, 2023

Suicide Museum

Suicide Museum

Ariel Dorfman

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 8, 2023

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