The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2025

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2025

From Zohran to ChatGPT and Back Again

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Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2025

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The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2025

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Making Meaning: Why Symbolic Interpretation Matters in Art and Literature

Making Meaning: Why Symbolic Interpretation Matters in Art and Literature

Ed Simon on Defending the Symbolic and René Magritte’s Le Coeur du Monde

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Making Sense of Middle Earth: Exploring the World of J.R.R. Tol­kien

Making Sense of Middle Earth: Exploring the World of J.R.R. Tol­kien

Michael D.C. Drout Remembers the Impact of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit on His Childhood

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Why Has Criticism Always Been Such a Good Side Gig for Artists?

Why Has Criticism Always Been Such a Good Side Gig for Artists?

David Berry on the Long Tradition of Artists as Critics, From Xie He to Charles Baudelaire

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Here Are All the Award-Winning Novels of 2025!

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Kat Abughazaleh Swears by Octavia Butler on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

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The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2025

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