How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

Moudhy Al-Rashid on the Earliest Forms of Writing

By Moudhy Al-Rashid | August 26, 2025

Elaine Hsieh Chou on Literary Community, Identity, and Playing With Form

Elaine Hsieh Chou on Literary Community, Identity, and Playing With Form

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Where Are You Really From”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 26, 2025

Tajja Isen and Nicole Chung on Becoming Colleagues and Friends

Tajja Isen and Nicole Chung on Becoming Colleagues and Friends

In Conversation with Lena Crown on Awakeners

By awakeners | August 26, 2025

First Sentences and Translating Proust on <em>The Critic and Her Publics</em>

First Sentences and Translating Proust on The Critic and Her Publics

a week-long season on translation begins

By The Critic and Her Publics | August 25, 2025

Through the Lens of Love: Nicholas Boggs on His New Biography of James Baldwin

Through the Lens of Love: Nicholas Boggs on His New Biography of James Baldwin

Danté Stewart in Conversation With the Author of “James Baldwin: A Love Story”

By Literary Hub | August 25, 2025

Sheila Heti on the Profound Influence of Jane Bowles on Her Writing—and Life

Sheila Heti on the Profound Influence of Jane Bowles on Her Writing—and Life

What “Two Serious Ladies” Can Teach Writers About Struggle and Bravery

By Sheila Heti | August 25, 2025

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Richard Siken on the Most Fundamental Poetic Device There Is

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Blurring Genre, Gender: The Rich Challenges of Translating Kim de l’Horizon’s Wild Fiction

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Rachel Cockerell on the Voices Speaking for Themselves

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Victoria Chang and Carvell Wallace on Emotions and Memoir

Victoria Chang and Carvell Wallace on Emotions and Memoir

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The Lit Hub Podcast Slows Down With Some Nice Things

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The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

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Paul Andrew Hutton Explores the Origins and Development of Our National Narrative

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Desperately Seeking Bygone Media

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Ginny Hogan on Recent Books that Satisfy the Longing for Slow Communication

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Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Considers the Enduring Wisdom of Iranian Myths

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Yiming Ma on the Benefits of Writing Blind

Yiming Ma on the Benefits of Writing Blind

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

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