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Murder, Polar Bears, and Arctic Hurricanes: The Many Twists and Turns of a 2008 Whaling Research Expedition

Murder, Polar Bears, and Arctic Hurricanes: The Many Twists and Turns of a 2008 Whaling Research Expedition

“All efforts were futile. We were merely spectators to the ways of nature.”

By Jeff Wilser | October 28, 2025

Susan Straight on Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 in Fiction

Susan Straight on Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Sacrament

By Jane Ciabattari | October 28, 2025

Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists

Mother of the Revolution: How Audley Moore Influenced a Generation of Black Activists

Ashley D. Farmer on the Life and Legacy of the Woman Who Spearheaded the Fight For Reparations

By Ashley D. Farmer | October 28, 2025

How the Discovery of Single-Celled Marine Organisms Resulted in One of the Most Influential Illustrated Books Ever Published

How the Discovery of Single-Celled Marine Organisms Resulted in One of the Most Influential Illustrated Books Ever Published

Michael Benson on Ernst Haeckel’s Precise Drawings of Radiolarians

By Michael Benson | October 28, 2025

Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

“If Kafka were alive today, he wouldn’t be unpublished—he’d be under NDA.”

By Aron Solomon | October 27, 2025

On the 19th-Century Scientist Who Realized Solar Storms Influence Life on Earth

On the 19th-Century Scientist Who Realized Solar Storms Influence Life on Earth

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Meet the Best Debut Novelists of the Year

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<em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em> Talks the 2025 Booker Prize Shortlist

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