Losing My Southern Accent and Searching for a Link to My Past

Losing My Southern Accent and Searching for a Link to My Past

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza on the Sound of Her Grandparents‘ Voices and Growing Up in North Carolina

By Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | December 4, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“There is a sense, in this biography, of him tending his own flame while attempting to urinate upon it at the same time.”

By Book Marks | December 4, 2025

My Friends Won’t Let Me Into Their Writers’ Group: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Friends Won’t Let Me Into Their Writers’ Group: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | December 4, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Marci Vogel is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Marci Vogel is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Joy Harjo, Myriam Gurba, Hua Hsu, and More

By Diana Arterian | December 4, 2025

A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia

A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia

Rinaldo Walcott Explores the Concepts of Power, Connection and Promise in Black Music

By Rinaldo Walcott | December 4, 2025

Sven Beckert on the Global History of Capitalism

Sven Beckert on the Global History of Capitalism

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 4, 2025

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The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired My Debut Novel

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How It Feels to Watch a Civil War Unfold From the Comfort of Your Living Room

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Stravinsky in the Desert: Playing Piano Under Big West Texas Skies

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“they descend upon us,” a Poem by Selma Asotić

“they descend upon us,” a Poem by Selma Asotić

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By Selma Asotić | December 3, 2025

Hannah Kauders on Grief, Translation, and Fátima Vélez’s <em>Galápagos</em>

Hannah Kauders on Grief, Translation, and Fátima Vélez’s Galápagos

“In death, all things are possible. It’s up to each of us to decide.”

By Hannah Kauders | December 3, 2025

Lit Hub’s 43 Favorite Books of 2025

Lit Hub’s 43 Favorite Books of 2025

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On the Rise of ChatGPT and the Industrialization of the Post-Meaning World

On the Rise of ChatGPT and the Industrialization of the Post-Meaning World

“Soon it won’t just be birthday greetings and opening gambits on Hinge that people outsource to AI.”

By Matt Greene | December 2, 2025

Al-Atlal, Now: On Language and Silence in Gaza’s Wake

Al-Atlal, Now: On Language and Silence in Gaza’s Wake

Sarah Aziza on Genocide and the Graveyard of Meanings

By Sarah Aziza | December 2, 2025

The Best Audiobooks of 2025

The Best Audiobooks of 2025

The Literature to Listen to This Year

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100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025

100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025

An Addition and a Correction

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