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    On Reading

    In Praise of Print: Why Reading Remains Essential in an Era of Epistemological Collapse

    By Ed Simon  November 25, 2024
    New York City

    “Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

    By Martha White  November 25, 2024
    Palestine

    On the Enduring Importance of Edward Said’s The Question of Palestine

    By Alexander Durie  November 25, 2024
    Write-minded

    Emily Witt on Drug Stories

    By Write-minded   November 25, 2024
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Gatsby Adaptations, AI Evil, and Literary Assholes

    By The Lit Hub Podcast   November 22, 2024
    Ancient History

    How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

    By Bartle Bull  November 22, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  November 22, 2024
    Gaza

    Read Jody Chan’s Boycott
    Giller Speech

    By Literary Hub  November 22, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Let Them Talk: Maya Kessler on the Power of Dialogue

    By Maya Kessler  November 22, 2024
    In Conversation

    Diverting Diversions: Mark Haber on Distractions, Literary Digressions, and the Possibilities of Fiction

    By Brian Castleberry  November 22, 2024
    The Hub

    Comedy failed us, again.

    By James Folta  November 21, 2024
    Billionaires

    Billionaires Are Bad: Revisiting 50 Shades of Grey in the Age of Mega-Rich Creepers

    By Maris Kreizman  November 21, 2024
    Illness

    An Ageist Disease: On Living in Fear of Alzheimer’s

    By Andrea Gilats  November 21, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  November 21, 2024
    Cartoons

    A Century of Restlessness: What It Means To Be A New Yorker Cartoonist

    By Michael Maslin  November 21, 2024
    The Writing Life

    Embrace the Journey: An Octogenarian’s Advice For Younger Writers

    By Abigail Thomas  November 21, 2024
    2024 Election

    On the Fragility of American Democracy… and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

    By Rita Omokha  November 21, 2024
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Sergio de la Pava Is Reading Now, and Next

    By Diana Arterian  November 21, 2024
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Ruben Reyes Jr. on Trump’s Plans for Mass Deportation

    By Fiction Non Fiction  November 21, 2024
    The Moon

    “Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

    By Kate Golembiewski  November 20, 2024
    The Natural World

    Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

    By Alan Lightman  November 20, 2024
    Religion

    Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

    By Jessie Van Eerden  November 20, 2024
    Theater

    How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage

    By Richard Schoch  November 19, 2024
    Diaries

    How a Young Sylvia Plath Found Her Literary Voice Through Diary Keeping

    By Carl Rollyson  November 19, 2024
    American Literature

    What the Novels of William Faulkner and Ralph Ellison Reveal About the Soul of America

    By Edwin Frank  November 19, 2024
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