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Write Like a Girl: On Learning to Break Free of Literary Gendered Expectations

Write Like a Girl: On Learning to Break Free of Literary Gendered Expectations

Sanjena Sathian: “Moving between identities is what I most crave as an artist. And it’s also all my characters want.”

By Sanjena Sathian | March 11, 2025

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket: Round of 32 Assholes

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket: Round of 32 Assholes

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By Literary Hub | March 10, 2025

Liverpool Never Forgets: On the Legacy of the Hillsborough Disaster

Liverpool Never Forgets: On the Legacy of the Hillsborough Disaster

Oliver Smith Considers Soccer as Sport and Religion in the United Kingdom

By Oliver Smith | March 10, 2025

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

Megan Volpert on the Lyrical and Creative Strategies of the Canadian Singer-Songwriter

By Megan Volpert | March 10, 2025

What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

Henry Lien on Self-Esteem, "My Neighbor Totoro," and Defying Box-Office Tropes

By Henry Lien | March 10, 2025

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Writing Biography Without an Archive: On Recovering a Past Believed to Be Lost

Vanda Krefft Offers Some Tips to Help Those Who Are Struggling To Find Primary Sources

By Vanda Krefft | March 10, 2025

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Sarah Gerard on Putting a Life on the Page

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Sari Botton on Hard-Won Wisdom

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Amazon, Bookstores, and Villains

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Amazon, Bookstores, and Villains

Featuring Brad Johnson, Emily Temple, James Folta, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | March 7, 2025

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

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The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

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What the Smallest Artifacts Reveal About the Ancient Cultures That Created Them

What the Smallest Artifacts Reveal About the Ancient Cultures That Created Them

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By Jennifer Lucy Allan | March 7, 2025

Groaning Under the Weight of History: Inside the Natural and Political Landscape of the Carpathian Mountains

Groaning Under the Weight of History: Inside the Natural and Political Landscape of the Carpathian Mountains

Nick Thorpe Explores the Intersections of Geography and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe

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Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Against Turning Every Page

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