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The Best Rain in Literature

The Best Rain in Literature

Straight and Silvery, Big as Buckshot, A Thin Knife of Cool

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2020

On the Anniversary of the Murder of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth

On the Anniversary of the Murder of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth

Recounting the Weeks Leading Up to the Death of a President

By Edward Achorn | April 14, 2020

The Question of Homoeroticism in Whitman's Poetry

The Question of Homoeroticism in Whitman's Poetry

Mark Doty on Sexuality and 'Unspeakability' in Leaves of Grass

By Mark Doty | April 14, 2020

The Early Career of a New York<br> Yankee Icon

The Early Career of a New York
Yankee Icon

On Yogi Berra's Journey from Rookie to Ten-Time Championship Winner

By Jon Pessah | April 14, 2020

Nick Carr: Will the Analog World Make a Comeback?

Nick Carr: Will the Analog World Make a Comeback?

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | April 14, 2020

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Chelsea Bieker, Maya Shanbhag Lang, and More

By Teddy Wayne | April 14, 2020

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Two Poems by Paul Valéry

By Paul Valéry and Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody | April 14, 2020

Literary Disco Meets Middlemarch

By Literary Disco | April 14, 2020

The Secret Language of
Make-Up

By Crystal Rasmussen and Tom Rasmussen | April 14, 2020

Sheltering: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on Relationship Dynamics and Mental Health

Sheltering: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on Relationship Dynamics and Mental Health

The Author of Starling Days Talks to Maris Kreizman

By The Virtual Book Channel | April 13, 2020

The Kristen Arnett Show: Tommy Pico and Kristen Arnett Talk White Claws and Group Chats

The Kristen Arnett Show: Tommy Pico and Kristen Arnett Talk White Claws and Group Chats

Enjoy the Debut of The Kristen Arnett Show, Brought to You By the Black Mountain Institute on Instagram Live

By The Virtual Book Channel | April 13, 2020

<em>Behind the Mic</em>: Narrator Edoardo Ballerini on the Power of Poetry in Trying Times

Behind the Mic: Narrator Edoardo Ballerini on the Power of Poetry in Trying Times

Hear about Narrator Edoardo Ballerini's Love of Poetry

By Behind the Mic | April 13, 2020

Like Talking With a Friend: Intimacy in Lucia Berlin’s Peripatetic Narratives

Like Talking With a Friend: Intimacy in Lucia Berlin’s Peripatetic Narratives

Alexandra Chang on Learning from a Master

By Alexandra Chang | April 13, 2020

J.M.G. Le Clézio Talks the Common Good (and Other People's Books)

J.M.G. Le Clézio Talks the Common Good (and Other People's Books)

Ayşegül Sert in Conversation with the Nobel Laureate

By Aysegul Sert | April 13, 2020

Jenny Odell and Wendy Liu on Liberating Ourselves From Usefulness

Jenny Odell and Wendy Liu on Liberating Ourselves From Usefulness

"I don't always need a purpose for everything."

By Jenny Odell | April 13, 2020

Kay Ryan on the Preposterous Beauty of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Kay Ryan on the Preposterous Beauty of Gerard Manley Hopkins

One Legendary Poet Analyzes Another

By Kay Ryan | April 13, 2020

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