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    Reading Lists

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  June 22, 2023
    What to Watch

    Umberto Eco’s Favorite Books Give New Meaning to the Phrase “Deep Cut”

    By Literary Hub  June 22, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Jacinda Townsend on Why Democrats Are Skeptical of President Biden—and How He Can Win Them Back

    By Fiction Non Fiction  June 22, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Keziah Weir on the Women Behind Great Literary Men and Guessing Other People’s Intentions

    By The Maris Review  June 22, 2023
    Borders

    Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

    By Alejandra Oliva  June 22, 2023
    On Poetry

    Matt Mitchell on Writing Love Poems for Himself and For Others

    By Hanif Abdurraqib  June 22, 2023
    Philosophy

    On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

    By Mark Matousek  June 22, 2023
    Women's History

    The Revolutionary Chinese Suffragette Who Challenged America’s Politics

    By Mattie Kahn  June 22, 2023
    Craftsmanship

    On the Beauty and Art of Making a Watch

    By Rebecca Struthers  June 22, 2023
    Women's History

    How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

    By Audrey Clare Farley  June 22, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Geena Rocero on Writing Horse Barbie to Process Her Transition

    By Talk Easy  June 22, 2023
    On Death

    The Rituals of Death and Dying in Central Appalachia

    By Stacy Jane Grover  June 21, 2023
    New York City

    Where Artists Became Rockstars: Brett Sokol on Stephen Aiken’s 1970s NYC

    By Brett Sokol  June 21, 2023
    Critical Race Theory

    On the Importance of Critical Race Theory—and the Delusional Attacks On It

    By Richard Delgado  June 21, 2023
    Behind the novel

    How Taylor Swift Saved My Writing

    By Ethan Joella  June 21, 2023
    On Race

    How African American Sacrifice Abroad Was Ignored Back Home

    By Tamara J. Walker  June 21, 2023
    The Cosmic Library

    Spiritual Clarity and Satirical Play: On the Monkey King as Allegory

    By The Cosmic Library   June 21, 2023
    So Many Damn Books

    Christine Grillo on the Joy of Writing Elderly Characters

    By So Many Damn Books  June 21, 2023
    Damian Barr's Literary Salon

    Kate Mascarenhas reads from Hokey Pokey

    By Damian Barr's Literary Salon  June 21, 2023
    Write-minded

    N.D. Jones on Leveraging Your “Why”

    By Write-minded   June 21, 2023
    Poetry

    “Drive,” a Poem by Megan Fernandes

    By Megan Fernandes  June 21, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Lorrie Moore: Writing’s Natural Place is As a Passionate Side Hustle

    By Literary Hub  June 20, 2023
    First Draft

    TC Boyle on Writing About What You Want to Discover

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   June 20, 2023
    Life Advice for Book Lovers

    What to Do If Your House is Overflowing with Books

    By Emily Grosvenor  June 20, 2023
    Read Smart

    “Born in Sin.” Patrick Radden Keefe Talks Narrative Nonfiction

    By Read Smart  June 20, 2023
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