The 36 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2021

The 36 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2021

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The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2021

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2021

Look, Page Views Aren’t Everything, But They’re Not NOTHING

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81 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2021

81 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2021

From Contributors to Freeman's

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Sarah Burns on the Fabulous Life of Perkins Harnly

Sarah Burns on the Fabulous Life of Perkins Harnly

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 26, 2021

Larry Downes on Taking Advantage of Modern Technology in Business

Larry Downes on Taking Advantage of Modern Technology in Business

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 24, 2021

Roslyn Fuller on the Future of Democracy

Roslyn Fuller on the Future of Democracy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 24, 2021

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Remembering Joan Didion

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Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2021

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Jane Smiley on Her Writing Process, Beloved Pets, and Writing in Paris

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Migrants with Wings: On Flying Reindeer and the Inevitability of Migration

Migrants with Wings: On Flying Reindeer and the Inevitability of Migration

Jill Stoner Considers the Artificiality of Borders in a World Full of Crossings

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The 8 Best Book Covers of December

The 8 Best Book Covers of December

A Last-Ditch Attempt to Brighten Your Bookshelves

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Jen Spyra on the Art of Comedic Escalation

Jen Spyra on the Art of Comedic Escalation

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

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How Jane Austen Created a Shakespearean World in <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>

How Jane Austen Created a Shakespearean World in Pride and Prejudice

The Late Harold Bloom on the Delights of the Beloved 1813 Novel and the Joys of Rereading

By Harold Bloom | December 23, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth on the Environmental History of the Bering Strait

Bathsheba Demuth on the Environmental History of the Bering Strait

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Nikita Lalwani on the Art of Eavesdropping

Nikita Lalwani on the Art of Eavesdropping

"I urge my writing students to eavesdrop."

By Nikita Lalwani | December 23, 2021

Delving Into New Dreams: Finding Morocco in Books and Films

Delving Into New Dreams: Finding Morocco in Books and Films

Helen Ranger Recommends Some Ways to Travel Without Leaving Home

By Helen Ranger | December 23, 2021

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