Some Things You May Not Have Known About Edith Wharton's Dog Obsession

Some Things You May Not Have Known About Edith Wharton's Dog Obsession

On the 155th anniversary of Wharton's birth, a tribute to her very favorite thing

By Emily Temple | January 24, 2017

On Taiwan and Refusing to Stay Silent

On Taiwan and Refusing to Stay Silent

"If I cut my tongue free, I may find I like the taste of blood"

By Shawna Yang Ryan | January 24, 2017

Roxane Gay on Empathy, Race, and the Work of Alice Childress

Roxane Gay on Empathy, Race, and the Work of Alice Childress

In Praise of a Mid-Century Classic

By Roxane Gay | January 24, 2017

Unwelcome in My Country, Unwelcome in My Church

Unwelcome in My Country, Unwelcome in My Church

Why Camille Dungy Can’t Get Over This Election

By Camille T. Dungy | January 24, 2017

Five Books Making News This Week: Autofiction, Aliens, and Alternate Timelines

Five Books Making News This Week: Autofiction, Aliens, and Alternate Timelines

Rachel Cusk, Ottessa Moshfegh, Paul Auster, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | January 24, 2017

LitHub Daily: January 23, 2017

LitHub Daily: January 23, 2017

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Jesus Christ at the Inauguration

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The Power and Politics of Language, from Oppressor to Oppressed

By Adelia Saunders | January 23, 2017

In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing

By Julie Lekstrom Himes | January 23, 2017

The Grumpy Librarian: From Joseph Conrad to the Philadelphia Zoo

The Grumpy Librarian: From Joseph Conrad to the Philadelphia Zoo

Book Recommendations for the Fearless Reader

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LitHub Daily: January 16 - 20, 2017

LitHub Daily: January 16 - 20, 2017

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What's Happening in America? Susan Sontag Sought to Find Out in 1966

What's Happening in America? Susan Sontag Sought to Find Out in 1966

50 Years Later, As Trump Takes the Presidency, the Question Remains

By Rafia Zakaria | January 20, 2017

Why Three Generations of My Family Are Marching in Washington

Why Three Generations of My Family Are Marching in Washington

Rebecca Chace Sees Echoes of the Women's March in Anti-Nixon Protests

By Rebecca Chace | January 20, 2017

What to Read If You Care About Access to Abortion in Trump’s America

What to Read If You Care About Access to Abortion in Trump’s America

With Women's Rights Under Threat Merrit Tierce Offers a Defiant Reading List

By Merrit Tierce | January 20, 2017

Bryan Stevenson: A Civil Rights Hero for the Age of Trump

Bryan Stevenson: A Civil Rights Hero for the Age of Trump

In Conversation with Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | January 20, 2017

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