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By Literary Hub | October 20, 2026

Why We Should All Put Down Our Smartphones

Why We Should All Put Down Our Smartphones

August Lamm on What We Lose When We’re Always Online

By August Lamm | October 20, 2026

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

Tracy Daugherty on the Student Days of the Now Iconic American Writer

By Tracy Daugherty | October 20, 2026

On the Post-War Rise of 20th-Century British Bookselling

On the Post-War Rise of 20th-Century British Bookselling

Andrew Pettegree Considers the Development of Modern Literary Culture in the United Kingdom

By Andrew Pettegree | October 20, 2026

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

Rory Loughnane on the American Poet’s Contributions to the Study of the Bard’s Early Life

By Rory Loughnane | October 20, 2026

The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective

The Real Sherlock Holmes: How an Edinburgh Doctor Inspired Doyle’s Detective

Lindsey Fitzharris on the Observational Genius of Professor Joe Bell

By Lindsey Fitzharris | October 20, 2026

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How Being a Writer Helped Me Navigate the American Health Insurance System—and Get My Hands on “Liquid Gold”

By Emma Smith-Stevens | October 20, 2026

On Writing About Syria’s Uyghur Community As a Chinese-American

By Emily Feng | October 19, 2026

A Look at Life Aboard the Hindenburg Before Disaster Struck

By Catherine Grace Katz | October 19, 2026

Enough With Your Lost Cause: The Treasonous Confederacy Was Never a Nation

Enough With Your Lost Cause: The Treasonous Confederacy Was Never a Nation

Connor Williams on the Myth of the United States Confederacy

By Connor Williams | October 19, 2026

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

Amy M. King Explores the Landscapes and Botany That Shaped the Sisters’ Novels

By Amy M. King | October 19, 2026

Joseph Luzzi on Finding Inspiration Through His Mother’s Storytelling

Joseph Luzzi on Finding Inspiration Through His Mother’s Storytelling

“And so she held forth, the words pouring out of her in what would be her lone work and her masterpiece, the Book of Life.”

By Joseph Luzzi | October 19, 2026

Five Essential Books For Understanding Chinese American History

Five Essential Books For Understanding Chinese American History

Cundill Prize Finalist Beth Lew-Williams Recommends Erika Lee, Gordon Chang, Brianna Nofil and More

By Beth Lew-Williams | October 19, 2026

How the Growing Role of Memoir in the Academy Offers a New Way to Teach Race and Gender

How the Growing Role of Memoir in the Academy Offers a New Way to Teach Race and Gender

A Conversation with Tiffany Gayle Chenault and Georgiann Davis

By Tiffany Gayle Chenault and Georgiann Davis | October 19, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Yiyun Li, Eugene Debs, Bonnie Garmus, Lieke Marsman, and More

By Book Marks | October 16, 2026

What Three Recent Films Reveal About How We View Poets and Poetry

What Three Recent Films Reveal About How We View Poets and Poetry

Matt Longabucco Reviews What Does That Nature Say to You, A Poet and Late Fame

By Matt Longabucco | October 16, 2026

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