The Epiphany in the Ordinary: A Conversation With Teju Cole

The Epiphany in the Ordinary: A Conversation With Teju Cole

Jennifer Acker Talks to Cole About Genre-Bending, How Artists Bear Witness to Tragedy, and More

By Jennifer Acker | November 3, 2025

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in November That Explore the Skies

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in November That Explore the Skies

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Winter

By Caroline Carlson | November 3, 2025

How Israel’s “Forgotten” 1956 Occupation of Gaza Echoes In Its Actions Today

How Israel’s “Forgotten” 1956 Occupation of Gaza Echoes In Its Actions Today

Anne Irfan on the Repetition of History and How the Past Informs the Present

By Anne Irfan | November 3, 2025

Ancient Algorithms, Hauntings, and Sweet Repetitions: This November in Poetry

Ancient Algorithms, Hauntings, and Sweet Repetitions: This November in Poetry

New Collections From Kimberly Alidio, Jason B. Crawford, Cynthia Cruz and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | November 3, 2025

“Sixty Days,” a poem by Layla Faraj

“Sixty Days,” a poem by Layla Faraj

“today The Nation weeded / and counted us among / the invasive species”

By Layla Faraj | November 3, 2025

E. Jean Carroll on Writing on Trial

E. Jean Carroll on Writing on Trial

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 3, 2025

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Happy Halloween from The Lit Hub Podcast

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Corporeal Punishment: On Body Horror, That Most Human of Stories

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Tyler Malone Explores the Uncanny Valley Between the Body and the Self

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The Ancient Burial Rituals That Have Shaped How We Treat Our Dead

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Roger Luckhurst on the Varied Funerary Practices Within Our Cultures—And History

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“We Call Them Vampires.” Studying Bats in the Jungles of Belize

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Yossi Yovel Explores the Natural Habitat of a Blood Sucking Mammal

By Yossi Yovel | October 31, 2025

On Zombie Ants, Parasitic Fungus, and the Violent Legacy of Anti-Blackness

On Zombie Ants, Parasitic Fungus, and the Violent Legacy of Anti-Blackness

Maria Pinto Considers the Striking Parallels Between the Human and the Natural Worlds

By Maria Pinto | October 31, 2025

October’s Best Reviewed Fiction

October’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Thomas Pynchon, Gish Jen, Philip Pullman, and More

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October’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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Catherine Newman on the Humor of the Unexpected

Catherine Newman on the Humor of the Unexpected

“Anything catching on fire and crashing through the chimney into the living room is funny—but it’s really funny if it’s raccoons.”

By Catherine Newman | October 31, 2025

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