The Overlooked Story of Two Women in the Southampton Slave Rebellion

The Overlooked Story of Two Women in the Southampton Slave Rebellion

Vanessa M. Holden Offers a Different Perspective on the 1831 Uprising

By Vanessa M. Holden | July 27, 2021

Scott Nadelson Reads His Short Story “Liberté”

Scott Nadelson Reads His Short Story “Liberté”

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | July 27, 2021

Remembering Late Nights With Pedro Gomez, Beloved Baseball Reporter

Remembering Late Nights With Pedro Gomez, Beloved Baseball Reporter

Dave Sheinin on One of the Greats

By Dave Sheinin | July 27, 2021

<em>The Secret of Chimneys</em> by Agatha Christie, Read by Simon Jones

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie, Read by Simon Jones

Return to the Golden Age of Mystery

By Behind the Mic | July 27, 2021

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s <em>Inferno</em>

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s Inferno

Considering the Scarcity of Female Characters in the Cantos

By Mary Jo Bang | July 26, 2021

Tales of a Bright Young Sportswriter at the 1969 NBA Finals

Tales of a Bright Young Sportswriter at the 1969 NBA Finals

Leigh Montville on Covering One of Sport’s Great Rivalries: the Celtics vs. the Lakers

By Leigh Montville | July 26, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

How an 18th-Century Cookbook Offers Glimpses of Jane Austen’s Domestic Life

By Julienne Gehrer  | July 26, 2021

Would You Give Up Air-Conditioning If You Knew It Would Save the Planet?

By Eric Dean Wilson | July 26, 2021

Alix Ohlin on How to Map the Shape of Your Short Story

By Alix Ohlin | July 26, 2021

Meg Tilly on the Crossover Between Acting in Thrillers and Writing Them

Meg Tilly on the Crossover Between Acting in Thrillers and Writing Them

From the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 26, 2021

WATCH: Kiese Laymon in Conversation with Robert Jones, Jr.

WATCH: Kiese Laymon in Conversation with Robert Jones, Jr.

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | July 26, 2021

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

Jaime Lowe Traces the History of “Volunteer” Firefighting as a New Form of Servitude

By Jaime Lowe | July 26, 2021

“Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves.” A Poem by J. Drew Lanham

“Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves.” A Poem by J. Drew Lanham

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 26, 2021

Richard Leider on Growing into Yourself with Age

Richard Leider on Growing into Yourself with Age

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 26, 2021

Finding the Fault Lines Beneath Auroville’s Utopian Dreams

Finding the Fault Lines Beneath Auroville’s Utopian Dreams

Akash Kapur on the Dangers of Searching for Something That Isn’t There

By Akash Kapur | July 26, 2021

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 26, 2021

Page 595 of 1229

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member