Read These 10 Books That Actually Scared Us... If You Dare

Read These 10 Books That Actually Scared Us... If You Dare

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Spooky Season Recommendations from the Lit Hub Staff
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By Emily Temple | October 26, 2022

Darryl Pinckney on Working for the <em>New York Review of Books</em> and Navigating New York City’s Literary Scene as a Young Black Writer

Darryl Pinckney on Working for the New York Review of Books and Navigating New York City’s Literary Scene as a Young Black Writer

“Bob and Barbara are dinosaurs and we’re these mammals running around afraid of getting squashed.”

By Darryl Pinckney | October 26, 2022

You Should Probably Watch <em>Godzilla vs. Hedorah</em>, One of the Campiest Entries in the Franchise

You Should Probably Watch Godzilla vs. Hedorah, One of the Campiest Entries in the Franchise

Come for the Psychedelic Dance Sequences, Stay for the Environmental Allegory

By Toho Co. and Graham Skipper | October 26, 2022

The Nine Lives of a Cat (Book Cover)

The Nine Lives of a Cat (Book Cover)

Bob Eckstein on the Process of Creating the Cover of The Complete Book of Cat Names

By Bob Eckstein | October 26, 2022

How The Renaissance Was Defined and Re-Defined

How The Renaissance Was Defined and Re-Defined

Joseph Luzzi on the Etymological and Ideological Underpinnings of One of the World's Most Important Cultural Movements

By Joseph Luzzi | October 26, 2022

“Before the Words Became Pages, We Were Eating.” Why Kay Ulanday Barrett’s Best Poems Are About Food

“Before the Words Became Pages, We Were Eating.” Why Kay Ulanday Barrett’s Best Poems Are About Food

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | October 26, 2022

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  • It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories
  • Cloudthief
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  • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
  • Beginning Middle End
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“He Was Savile Row, Man.” On the Inimitable Style of Charlie Watts, Rock N' Roll Drummer

By Paul Sexton | October 26, 2022

Emily Flitter on What She Learned From a Source’s Silence

By Emily Flitter | October 26, 2022

Why, If We Want to Create a More Human World, the Future Must Be Analog

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

On Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the World’s Game Over the Last 20 Years

On Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the World’s Game Over the Last 20 Years

Jonathan Clegg in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

“A Lot of People Can’t Stomach It.” Jonathan Escoffery on the Paradox of Writing About Poverty

“A Lot of People Can’t Stomach It.” Jonathan Escoffery on the Paradox of Writing About Poverty

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 26, 2022

How My Novel Disappeared—And Why it Came Back

How My Novel Disappeared—And Why it Came Back

Lucy Ferriss on the “Strange Miracle” That Brought Back Her Story

By Lucy Ferriss | October 26, 2022

Neither Heroines Nor Villains: The Brave-Hearted Women Who Settled the American West

Neither Heroines Nor Villains: The Brave-Hearted Women Who Settled the American West

Katie Hickman in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

“Aubade, as the Addressee.” A Poem by Julian Gewirtz

“Aubade, as the Addressee.” A Poem by Julian Gewirtz

From the Collection Your Face My Flag

By Julian Gewirtz | October 26, 2022

Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equality, Inclusion, and a Brighter Future?

Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equality, Inclusion, and a Brighter Future?

Orly Lobel in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

A History of the Sassoons—One of the World’s Great Global Merchant Families

A History of the Sassoons—One of the World’s Great Global Merchant Families

Joseph Sassoon in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

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