How a Novel by Mildred D. Taylor Helped Glory Edim Understand Being Black in the South

How a Novel by Mildred D. Taylor Helped Glory Edim Understand Being Black in the South

The Author of “Gather Me” Reflects on Navigating Her Nigerian and American Identities

By Glory Edim | November 6, 2024

The Great Dying: How Mass Extinction Made the Dinosaurs

The Great Dying: How Mass Extinction Made the Dinosaurs

Armin Schmitt on Earth’s Millennia-Long History of Reoccurring Cataclysms

By Armin Schmitt | November 6, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Ryan Chapman Predicts the Booker Prize

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Ryan Chapman Predicts the Booker Prize

Plus Jonny Diamond and Drew Broussard on the Election and More

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An Eye On the Court: Chronicling 40 Years of NBA Photography

An Eye On the Court: Chronicling 40 Years of NBA Photography

Dave McMenamin on Nathaniel S. Butler’s Pioneering Work Capturing Some of Professional Basketball’s Greatest Moments

By Dave McMenamin | November 5, 2024

Visions of Apocalypse: How <em>Gravity’s Rainbow</em> Embodied America’s Post-War Fears

Visions of Apocalypse: How Gravity’s Rainbow Embodied America’s Post-War Fears

Jonathan Rosenbaum Revisits His Review of Thomas Pynchon’s Classic

By Jonathan Rosenbaum | November 5, 2024

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

Jesse Sheidlower on the Limberness and Literary Uses of “Fuck”

By Jesse Sheidlower | November 5, 2024

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The 10 Best Formally Inventive Queer Memoirs 

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AM Homes on the Complexity of Contemporary Political Life

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Yvonne Conza Talks to the Author of “The Unfolding”

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Between Renewal and Gentrification: What the High Line Reveals About Manhattan

Between Renewal and Gentrification: What the High Line Reveals About Manhattan

Aaron Betsky Explores Contemporary Urban Transformation in New York City

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The 11 Best Book Covers of October

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“Mojave Ghost,” an Excerpt From the Poem by Forrest Gander

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You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

Amy Gash Considers the Timeless Wisdom of Great Kid Lit

By Amy Gash | November 4, 2024

Capturing Moments of Growth and Loss: Photography as an Excavation of the Self

Capturing Moments of Growth and Loss: Photography as an Excavation of the Self

Rosalind Fox Solomon Remembers Her Creative Mentor and Ex-Husband

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