The Bougie, Classist History of Eggs Benedict

The Bougie, Classist History of Eggs Benedict

Real Talk: "This was a rich dish devised for rich people."

By Rachel Wharton | October 9, 2019

Introducing The House of SpeakEasy Podcast

Introducing The House of SpeakEasy Podcast

Where writers come together to eat, drink, and share stories on a range of themes each week

By The SpeakEasy Podcast | October 9, 2019

Kalisha Buckhanon: Writing is My Own University

Kalisha Buckhanon: Writing is My Own University

The Author of Speaking of Summer>
on Reading Women

By Reading Women | October 9, 2019

Josephine Rowe on Craft, Climate Grief, and the Politics of Fiction

Josephine Rowe on Craft, Climate Grief, and the Politics of Fiction

The Author of Here Until August in Conversation with Brandon Taylor

By Brandon Taylor | October 8, 2019

Saeed Jones on Finding a Sense of Self in New York City

Saeed Jones on Finding a Sense of Self in New York City

"The rest of my life was waiting for me."

By Saeed Jones | October 8, 2019

Five Books You May Have Missed in September

Five Books You May Have Missed in September

From 1970s Egypt to Chasidic Williamsburg... and More!

By Bethanne Patrick | October 8, 2019

Best Reviewed
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  • The Pelican Child: Stories
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  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

By Teddy Wayne | October 8, 2019

When Your Book Finds a New Voice, 50 Years Later

By Alix Kates Shulman | October 8, 2019

What Americans Get Wrong About Pasta

By Bethanne Patrick | October 8, 2019

“2011” A Poem by Fanny Howe

“2011” A Poem by Fanny Howe

From Love and I

By Fanny Howe | October 8, 2019

The Midcentury Battle to Save America's Cities from Crisis

The Midcentury Battle to Save America's Cities from Crisis

Lizabeth Cohen on the Poverty and Prosperity of the American City

By Lizabeth Cohen | October 8, 2019

Lisa Brennan-Jobs:

Lisa Brennan-Jobs: "I Wanted to Write Something Else Besides a Memoir"

The Small Fry memoirist on
So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | October 8, 2019

Adam Popescu on Finding Some Hard Truths on Everest

Adam Popescu on Finding Some Hard Truths on Everest

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 8, 2019

On the Darkness at the Heart of Jamaica Kincaid's Children's Mystery

On the Darkness at the Heart of Jamaica Kincaid's Children's Mystery

Gabrielle Bellot Considers Party

By Gabrielle Bellot | October 7, 2019

In Nazism, Joseph Roth Saw the End of Europe’s Cosmopolitan Dream

In Nazism, Joseph Roth Saw the End of Europe’s Cosmopolitan Dream

Morten Høi Jensen on the Devastation of an Idea

By Morten Høi Jensen | October 7, 2019

Crystal Hana Kim and Laura van den Berg on What It Means to 'Learn to Write'

Crystal Hana Kim and Laura van den Berg on What It Means to 'Learn to Write'

Research As a Creative Act, The Limits of First-Person Point of View, and More

By Laura van den Berg | October 7, 2019

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