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Basking in Shirley Hazzard's Pure, Cold Light

Basking in Shirley Hazzard's Pure, Cold Light

Mary Duffy Remembers the Shimmering Crispness of Hazzard's Prose

By Mary Duffy | December 15, 2016

Bookselling in the 21st Century: The Perils of Shopping Local

Bookselling in the 21st Century: The Perils of Shopping Local

Elayna Trucker Examines the Very Real Limits to Voting with Your Wallet

By Elayna Trucker | December 15, 2016

Pop Culture in a Post-Truth America

Pop Culture in a Post-Truth America

On the Political Implications of TV's New Self-Consciousness

By Emily Harnett | December 15, 2016

Shirley Hazzard and a Lost Literary Intelligentsia

Shirley Hazzard and a Lost Literary Intelligentsia

In Conversation with John Freeman, Upper East Side, circa 2005

By John Freeman | December 15, 2016

Saving Refugees, One Boat at a Time

Saving Refugees, One Boat at a Time

The True Tale of the Optician of Lampedusa

By Emma Jane Kirby | December 15, 2016

LitHub Daily: December 14, 2016

LitHub Daily: December 14, 2016

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Lit Hub Daily | December 14, 2016

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
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  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

In Praise of Zadie Smith's London

By Marta Bausells | December 14, 2016

I Hate My Dogs (I Love My Dogs)

By Claire Messud | December 14, 2016

A New Law Is Causing Problems for California Booksellers

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

4 Writers on the Literary Women Who Most Inspire Them

4 Writers on the Literary Women Who Most Inspire Them

Ashley C. Ford, Barbara Browning, Larissa Pham, & Julia Sanches, in Support of Planned Parenthood

By Literary Hub | December 14, 2016

Watch the Creepy 1969 Short Film Adaptation of

Watch the Creepy 1969 Short Film Adaptation of "The Lottery"

Happy Birthday Shirley Jackson, We Love You

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

Happy 100th Birthday, Shirley Jackson!

Happy 100th Birthday, Shirley Jackson!

Seven Pieces Celebrating a Spooky Century

By Literary Hub | December 14, 2016

A Literary Round Table With Michelle Latiolais

A Literary Round Table With Michelle Latiolais

Something Between a Lit Celebrity Roast and a Best Case Post-Reading Q&A Session

By Literary Hub | December 14, 2016

Did America Just Elect Baron Munchausen?

Did America Just Elect Baron Munchausen?

On the Appeal of Fantasists, Storytellers, and Liars

By Tobias Carroll | December 14, 2016

Claire Messud on Philsophy, Tragicomedy, and Dog Indigestion

Claire Messud on Philsophy, Tragicomedy, and Dog Indigestion

A Q&A Inspired by Messud's Essay "Going to the Dogs"

By Paige Jarvis | December 14, 2016

Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

Watch Shirley Hazzard's Brilliance in Action

Goodbye to One of our greatest novelists

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2016

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