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One German's Two-Decade Search for a Poem She Couldn't Quite Name

One German's Two-Decade Search for a Poem She Couldn't Quite Name

Susanne Tagder on Her 20-Year Quest to Find the Land of the Midnight Sun

By Susanne Tägder | May 9, 2019

A Library for the Ragpickers<br> of Bangalore

A Library for the Ragpickers
of Bangalore

Supporting the Children of the City's Ragpicker Community

By Priyanka Sacheti | May 9, 2019

Balancing Power in the Lebanese Borderlands

Balancing Power in the Lebanese Borderlands

Alev Scott at the Edge of a Syrian Refugee Camp in Arsal

By Alev Scott | May 9, 2019

In Memoriam: Stanley Plumly

In Memoriam: Stanley Plumly

Dan Halpern, Jill Bialosky, and Carl Phillips Remember the Former
Poet Laureate of Maryland

By Literary Hub | May 9, 2019

<em>The Call of the Wild</em>: Confronting Nature and Existential Terror

The Call of the Wild: Confronting Nature and Existential Terror

On Literary Disco with Tod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, and Rider Strong

By Literary Disco | May 9, 2019

Lit Hub Daily: May 8, 2019

Lit Hub Daily: May 8, 2019

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Lit Hub Daily | May 8, 2019

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  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Emily Bell on What It Was Like to Edit Lucia Berlin

By Reading Women | May 8, 2019

Why Are American Men So
Obsessed with Steak?

By Joshua Specht | May 8, 2019

What Would It Mean to Live in
a World Without Stories?

By Alexis Wright | May 8, 2019

Existential Dread and the Art <br>of Boat-Building

Existential Dread and the Art
of Boat-Building

On Fatherhood and Large Projects That Make No Sense

By Jonathan Gornall | May 8, 2019

Damian Barr Moves From Memoir to Fiction and Finds Inspiration in a Real Life Crime

Damian Barr Moves From Memoir to Fiction and Finds Inspiration in a Real Life Crime

"You want the whole thing to be historic—but these stories are hideously contemporary."

By Daneet Steffens | May 8, 2019

We Have Always Loved<br> Ranking Things, Particularly American Presidents

We Have Always Loved
Ranking Things, Particularly American Presidents

Douglas Brinkley Offers a Brief History of Political Listicles

By Douglas Brinkley | May 8, 2019

Kanako Nishi on Writing Gender, Power, and the Pain of Others

Kanako Nishi on Writing Gender, Power, and the Pain of Others

"I believe that lines should be capable of changing shape in many ways."

By Allison Markin Powell | May 8, 2019

Lilliam Rivera on Writing Teenage Girls from the Bronx

Lilliam Rivera on Writing Teenage Girls from the Bronx

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 8, 2019

On the Unsung Lives<br> of the Chinese Laborers Who Built the Railroad

On the Unsung Lives
of the Chinese Laborers Who Built the Railroad

When Two Railroads—and the Migrant Workers Who Built Them—Met

By Gordon H. Chang | May 8, 2019

Rebecca Solnit on Setting <em>Cinderella</em> Free for Contemporary Readers

Rebecca Solnit on Setting Cinderella Free for Contemporary Readers

A Classic Fairytale Rebuilt as a Working Class Liberation Story

By Rebecca Solnit | May 7, 2019

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