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Kei Miller on Yuval Noah Harari’s <em>Sapiens</em>

Kei Miller on Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | August 12, 2026

A Wealthy Donor to My University Just Silenced One of the World’s Leading Scholars of Genocide

A Wealthy Donor to My University Just Silenced One of the World’s Leading Scholars of Genocide

Emily Van Duyne on the Cowardice of Stockton University—and the Problem With For-Profit Higher Education

By Emily Van Duyne | August 11, 2026

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

Sam Roberts Offers His Perspective on Writing About the Almost-Dead

By Sam Roberts | August 11, 2026

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Sunrise”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 11, 2026

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Naima Coster, Katy Simpson Smith, Stacey Yu and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 11, 2026

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

Jess Row In Praise of the Enduring Subversive Power of the Short Form

By Jess Row | August 11, 2026

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Esther Kinsky on Is Beauty Good, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

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How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>

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Jasper Craven Explores the Role of War in Influencing American Literary Masculinity

By Jasper Craven | August 10, 2026

For 50 Years the Major Oil Companies Have Known They’re Destroying the Planet

For 50 Years the Major Oil Companies Have Known They’re Destroying the Planet

James Crawford on Why Big Oil Chooses Profit over Preservation

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Finding My Place in NYC’s Black Punk Scene

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James Spooner Explores Identity, Belonging and Race Within the World of Alternative Music

By James Spooner | August 7, 2026

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An Ode to Pro Wrestling, the Ultimate Underdog Story

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