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21 Books You Should Read This October

21 Books You Should Read This October

Lit Hub Contributors Recommend

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2018

The Literary Heroes of Teen Benjamin Franklin

The Literary Heroes of Teen Benjamin Franklin

From Socrates to The Spectator

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Two Poems by Ursula K. Le Guin

Two Poems by Ursula K. Le Guin

From So Far So Good, A Collection of Her Final Poems

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On Suicidal Sharks and Self-Harm

On Suicidal Sharks and Self-Harm

"On every level sharks were designed to make things bleed."

By nicoleim | October 1, 2018

Lit Hub Weekly: September 24 - 28, 2018

Lit Hub Weekly: September 24 - 28, 2018

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Lit Hub Daily | September 29, 2018

They Don't Want to Know: Rebecca Solnit on Brett Kavanaugh and the Denial of Old White Men

They Don't Want to Know: Rebecca Solnit on Brett Kavanaugh and the Denial of Old White Men

"There are so many witnesses. Their statements add up."

By Rebecca Solnit | September 28, 2018

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By Lit Hub Daily | September 28, 2018

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An Op Ed by e.e. cummings in Which He Has Had Enough of France

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The Sandwich That Helped Feed Puerto Rico After FEMA Failed

Chef José Andrés on Getting to Work in the Aftermath of Maria

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Meet the Heroic Park Rangers Battling Poaching in Kenya

Meet the Heroic Park Rangers Battling Poaching in Kenya

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By Rachel Love Nuwer | September 28, 2018

When Writing Fiction Hurts the People You Love

When Writing Fiction Hurts the People You Love

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Lit Hub Recommends: Bojack, Joe Ide, and More

Lit Hub Recommends: Bojack, Joe Ide, and More

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On the British Brothers Who Infiltrated Nazi-Occupied France

On the British Brothers Who Infiltrated Nazi-Occupied France

"Theirs Would Be a Lonely Struggle"

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Lit Hub Daily: September 27, 2018

Lit Hub Daily: September 27, 2018

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My Return to Tehran: On Family, Restlessness, and Revolution

My Return to Tehran: On Family, Restlessness, and Revolution

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi and the Women Who Shaped Her Life

By Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi | September 27, 2018

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