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Jeff Jarvis on Mark Twain, America’s First Celebrity Author and Publisher

Jeff Jarvis on Mark Twain, America’s First Celebrity Author and Publisher

Exploring the Rise and Fall of Subscription Publishing and the Birth of Mass Media

By Jeff Jarvis | August 21, 2026

A Literary Haunting: What the Ghost of Sylvia Plath Taught Me About Grief

A Literary Haunting: What the Ghost of Sylvia Plath Taught Me About Grief

“What haunts us doesn’t need to harm us, but can instead help guide us through what feels too difficult...”

By Abigail Rose-Marie | August 21, 2026

Television to the Rescue! Camille Acker on the Craft Potential of TV

Television to the Rescue! Camille Acker on the Craft Potential of TV

More Like Literary Box

By Camille Acker | August 21, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Anjet Daanje, Carlos the Jackal, Dorthe Nors, and More

By Book Marks | August 21, 2026

Ways of Connecting: On Writing That Marries the Psychological, the Personal and the Political

Ways of Connecting: On Writing That Marries the Psychological, the Personal and the Political

Faraaz Mahomed Discusses His Debut Novel Mother/Land With Damon Galgut

By Faraaz Mahomed and Damon Galgut | August 21, 2026

In Praise of “Wordy, Old Prose.” (Or, F*ck Your AI Reading Buddy)

In Praise of “Wordy, Old Prose.” (Or, F*ck Your AI Reading Buddy)

Maris Kreizman on the Need For Literary Friction

By Maris Kreizman | August 20, 2026

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By Book Marks | August 20, 2026

How Orchids Inspired the Groundbreaking Work of Charles Darwin

By Rowan Hooper | August 20, 2026

What Does “Progress” Mean, Anyway?

By Stuart Firestein | August 20, 2026

Can Plants Feel Pain? On the Dynamic Sensitivity of the Vegetal World

Can Plants Feel Pain? On the Dynamic Sensitivity of the Vegetal World

Lucinda M. Vardey Dispels Some Common Myths Concerning Living Green Organisms

By Lucinda M. Vardey | August 20, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending August 16, 2026

By Literary Hub | August 20, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending August 16, 2026

By Literary Hub | August 20, 2026

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

The tragedy of Jason Arday reflects a rigged game for today’s Black scholars.

By Brittany Allen | August 19, 2026

The Submitters: On the Literary Economy of Unreadness

The Submitters: On the Literary Economy of Unreadness

M.C. Mah Considers the Work of Making and Waiting

By M. C. Mah | August 19, 2026

Did Smartphones Really Kill Reading?

Did Smartphones Really Kill Reading?

Joel Halldorf Argues that Reading Was in Decline Well Before the Smartphone—But There’s Still a Way to Fix That

By Joel Halldorf | August 19, 2026

On Women and The Water Cure: Nine Memoirs About Wild Swimming

On Women and The Water Cure: Nine Memoirs About Wild Swimming

Catherine Jagoe Recommends Amy Liptrot, Sophie Pierce, Megan Hayes, and More

By Catherine Jagoe | August 19, 2026

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