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The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud

The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud

From Zora Neale Hurston to Chen Guangcheng, How Reading Aloud Saves Lives

By Meghan Cox Gurdon | January 17, 2019

Where New York's Literary Single Girls Lived

Where New York's Literary Single Girls Lived

Amy Rowland on the Legacy of Women's-Only Boardinghouses

By Amy Rowland | January 17, 2019

Sam Lipsyte on the Key to Writing:

Sam Lipsyte on the Key to Writing: "It All Has to Be the Good Part."

On Writer's Block, His Old Man Name, and Why Anyone Would Read Your Work

By Sam Lipsyte | January 17, 2019

This Week on <em>Reading Women</em>: Most Anticipated Books of 2019

This Week on Reading Women: Most Anticipated Books of 2019

Part One of Kendra Winchester and Autumn Privett's 2019 Reading List

By Reading Women | January 17, 2019

'Meeting you in the first place was great though' A Poem by Rachael Allen

'Meeting you in the first place was great though' A Poem by Rachael Allen

From Her Debut Collection Kingdomland

By Rachael Allen | January 17, 2019

Lit Hub Daily: January 16, 2019

Lit Hub Daily: January 16, 2019

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

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  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Rediscovering Reading After Graduate School Nearly Destroyed It

By Jeanna Kadlec | January 16, 2019

How Domesticity is at the Heart of the Novel

By Tessa Hadley | January 16, 2019

Lauren Groff and Rachel Kushner Talk Prisons, Prairies, and Power

By Literary Hub | January 16, 2019

Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

Reading Across America: Have Your Poetry and Eat It, Too

The Reading Series That Combines Poetry, Memories, and Food

By Laura Winnick | January 16, 2019

Literary Disco: How Does the Story of Tarzan Stand Up Today?

Literary Disco: How Does the Story of Tarzan Stand Up Today?

A Conversation with Tod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, and Rider Strong

By Literary Disco | January 16, 2019

New Poetry by DaMaris Hill

New Poetry by DaMaris Hill

From Her Collection A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing

By DaMaris Hill | January 16, 2019

Lit Hub Daily: January 15, 2019

Lit Hub Daily: January 15, 2019

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Lit Hub Daily | January 15, 2019

This Science Fiction Novelist Created a Feminist Language from Scratch

This Science Fiction Novelist Created a Feminist Language from Scratch

There's Even a Word For Emotional Labor!

By Rebecca Romney | January 15, 2019

Samanta Schweblin: There's No Place Like Home, Including Home Itself

Samanta Schweblin: There's No Place Like Home, Including Home Itself

The Author of Mouthful of Birds on Being Compared to Kafka (Among Other Things)

By Literary Hub | January 15, 2019

Alice Munro Helped Me Finish My Story  (And I Didn't Even Know It)

Alice Munro Helped Me Finish My Story (And I Didn't Even Know It)

Chris Power on Unconscious Literary Influences

By Chris Power | January 15, 2019

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