Love and Struggle Throughout the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction

Love and Struggle Throughout the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction

Eleanor Shearer Recommends Sarah Waters, Nalo Hopkinson, Robert Jones Jr. and More

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A Saga in Miniature: On Halldór Laxness’s <em>A Parish Chronicle</em>

A Saga in Miniature: On Halldór Laxness’s A Parish Chronicle

Salvatore Scibona Explores the Literary Legacy of Iceland's Nobel Laureate

By Salvatore Scibona | February 11, 2026

Writing the Books We Want to Write

Writing the Books We Want to Write

Virginia Pye on Why She Keeps Writing What Excites Her, Regardless of Genre

By Virginia Pye | February 11, 2026

How Writing My Books Helped Me Understand My Chinese Parents

How Writing My Books Helped Me Understand My Chinese Parents

Janie Chang on Preserving Her Family History Through Historical Fiction

By Janie Chang | February 11, 2026

Feminism and Palestinian Liberation Go Hand In Hand

Feminism and Palestinian Liberation Go Hand In Hand

As the popular Palestinian saying goes, “Our mere existence is resistance.”

By Nada Elia | February 11, 2026

Stronger Together: Why We Should Never Mourn Alone

Stronger Together: Why We Should Never Mourn Alone

Darnell Lamont Walker on the Emotional Necessity of Collective Grief

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Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?

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Karen Russell on the Mystery and Magic of Joy Williams’s <em>The Changeling</em>

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“If you think your in-laws are difficult, these people will make your next Thanksgiving feel like a pleasure cruise.”

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In Praise of One of America’s All-Time Great Book Sections (RIP)

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Gerald Howard on the Washington Post Book World and the Further Enshittification of All Things

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The Power of Giving Your Disabled Characters a Happily-Ever-After

The Power of Giving Your Disabled Characters a Happily-Ever-After

Sabina Nordqvist on Writing a Romance Novel that Decenters the Abled Gaze

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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Cristina Rivera Garza on Writing a Genre-Blending Excavation of Family History

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Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Autobiography of Cotton

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Between Two Istanbuls: Telling Stories of a Place That No Longer Exists

Between Two Istanbuls: Telling Stories of a Place That No Longer Exists

Kenan Orhan Explores the Intersection of Memory, Identity and Self-Imposed Exile

By Kenan Orhan | February 10, 2026

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