Plato’s <em>Symposium</em> Is Actually About Love

Plato’s Symposium Is Actually About Love

Cat Fitzpatrick Finds Inspiration in Philosophy’s Most Famous Dinner Party

By Cat Fitzpatrick | July 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front

This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front

“When you go to war as a boy you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed; not you.”

By Literary Hub | July 6, 2026

How Etel Adnan Shaped a Generation of Poets

How Etel Adnan Shaped a Generation of Poets

Joshua Thermidor on My Center Is Not in the Solar System: Tributes to Etel Adnan

By Joshua Thermidor | July 6, 2026

The Unexpected Joys of a Geriatric Debut

The Unexpected Joys of a Geriatric Debut

Donovan McAbee on the Gift of Sharing Your Work (at Any Age)

By Donovan McAbee | July 6, 2026

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Joel Halldorf on the Monks Who Helped Preserve Generations of Cultural Heritage

By Joel Halldorf | July 6, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending June 28, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

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Am I the Asshole For Refusing an Invitation to Submit Work?

By Kristen Arnett | July 2, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

By Robert S. Levine | July 2, 2026

Demon Sacrifices and Sailing the Fae Seas: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Demon Sacrifices and Sailing the Fae Seas: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New Summer SFF reads from M.A. Carrick, Eliza Chan, Seth Haddon, and More

By Natalie Zutter | July 2, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The desire for human connection, and the desire to commemorate that connection, transcends everything.”

By Book Marks | July 2, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in July 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in July 2026

Featuring New Work From Jaque Jours, Celeste Pewter, Sumayyah Beck and More

By Caroline Carlson | July 2, 2026

Break to Sing: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read in July

Break to Sing: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read in July

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Victoria Chang, Anna Journey, Phillip B. Williams, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | July 2, 2026

Jenny Jackson on the Literary Potential of Gossip

Jenny Jackson on the Literary Potential of Gossip

“If you find yourself hanging on every word of a whispered story, chances are the reader will too.”

By Jenny Jackson | July 2, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Paul Tremblay, American Prison Music, Jenny Jackson, and More

By Book Marks | July 2, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Saeed Jones on Toni Morrison, A “Master of Shade”

Namwali Serpell and Saeed Jones on Toni Morrison, A “Master of Shade”

From the Podcast, PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | July 2, 2026

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