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How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

Elizabeth Vartkessian on the Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in America

By Elizabeth Vartkessian | January 20, 2026

“Poem in Which I Should Write About Cain, but I’m Tired of Writing About Death,” a Poem By Diamond Forde

“Poem in Which I Should Write About Cain, but I’m Tired of Writing About Death,” a Poem By Diamond Forde

From the Collection The Book of Alice

By Diamond Forde | January 20, 2026

Writing Toward the Void: Larissa Pham on Facing Your Fears in Fiction

Writing Toward the Void: Larissa Pham on Facing Your Fears in Fiction

“Whenever I felt stuck in the writing, I looked to the most unknown corner and asked: What if?”

By Larissa Pham | January 20, 2026

Ashley Shelby on Her Fictional Climate-Grief Drug

Ashley Shelby on Her Fictional Climate-Grief Drug

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 20, 2026

Suzette Partido on Holding On to Hope and Possibility

Suzette Partido on Holding On to Hope and Possibility

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 20, 2026

<em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em> Anticipates!

The Lit Hub Podcast Anticipates!

featuring McKayla Coyle, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Olivia Rutigliano, Dan Sheehan, Emily Temple, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 16, 2026

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By Book Marks | January 16, 2026

On Lidia Yuknavitch’s “Anti-Memoir” The Chronology of Water

By Asha Dore | January 16, 2026

Containment and Freedom: In Praise of the Boarding School Novel

By Madeleine Dunnigan | January 16, 2026

Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

“I didn’t find myself. Instead, I found an obsession.”

By Kathleen Boland | January 16, 2026

The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

Catherine Pierce Recommends Rivka Galchen, Mira Jacob, Beth Ann Fennelly and More

By Catherine Pierce | January 16, 2026

“Entropy” by Arthur Sze

“Entropy” by Arthur Sze

From the Michigan Quarterly Review

By Arthur Sze | January 16, 2026

Novelist Van Jensen Talks With His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art and Family

Novelist Van Jensen Talks With His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art and Family

Van and Jean discuss their collaboration on a special edition print to celebrate the release of Van’s new novel, Godfall

By Van Jensen | January 16, 2026

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

Steven W. Thrasher Contemplates the Weakness at the Heart of ICE and the Politics of the Hard Right

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 15, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.”

By Book Marks | January 15, 2026

The Church of David Bowie

The Church of David Bowie

Peter Ormerod on the Rock Godliness of Ziggy Stardust

By Peter Ormerod | January 15, 2026

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