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11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

11 Famous Writers on the Genius and Influence of Shirley Jackson

"Misanthropy always goes down better with a sense of humor."

By Emily Temple | August 9, 2019

The Surreal, Virtual Worlds of Palestinian Science Fiction

The Surreal, Virtual Worlds of Palestinian Science Fiction

At the Intersection of Dystopia and Technology in Palestinian Life

By Bhakti Shringarpure | August 9, 2019

On the History (and Future) of YA and Speculative Fiction by Black Women

On the History (and Future) of YA and Speculative Fiction by Black Women

Stephanie Toliver on Not Deferring the Dream of Black Girls Being Represented in YASF

By Stephanie Toliver | August 8, 2019

The Novel F. Scott Fitzgerald <br>Never Wrote

The Novel F. Scott Fitzgerald
Never Wrote

A Romantic Drama Against the Backdrop of History

By Anne Margaret Daniel | August 7, 2019

We'll Always Have Paris: On the Enduring Appeal of Ex-Pat Lit

We'll Always Have Paris: On the Enduring Appeal of Ex-Pat Lit

Elliott Holt Revisits Alison Lurie's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel, Foreign Affairs

By Elliott Holt | August 7, 2019

Tope Folarin on the Misguided Urge to Carve the World Into Binaries

Tope Folarin on the Misguided Urge to Carve the World Into Binaries

and?"">"Why are we in the West so deeply uncomfortable with and?"

By Tope Folarin | August 7, 2019

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What I Teach: Seven Titles From a High School Class on Trauma Literature

By Kate McQuade | August 6, 2019

One Another: An Essay About Sex, Reading, and Mary Ruefle

By Gunnhild Øyehaug | August 6, 2019

Toward a Theory of the New Weird

By Elvia Wilk | August 5, 2019

Walter Benjamin: How WWI Changed the Meaning of 'Barbaric'

Walter Benjamin: How WWI Changed the Meaning of 'Barbaric'

On the 'Monstrous Development of Technology'

By Walter Benjamin | August 2, 2019

The Literal (and Figurative) Whiteness of<br> <em>Moby Dick</em>

The Literal (and Figurative) Whiteness of
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For Herman Melville, the Color White Could Be Horrifyingly Bleak

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 1, 2019

On Svetlana Alexievich: What Can a Book Do in the Face of War?

On Svetlana Alexievich: What Can a Book Do in the Face of War?

Rachel Seiffert Considers Last Witnesses

By Rachel Seiffert | August 1, 2019

The Encyclopedic Genius of<br> Melville's Masterpiece

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On Moby Dick as a Way of Seeing the World

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Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in July

By Emily Firetog | July 31, 2019

Tony Hoagland Was a Poet <br>of Heart and Humor

Tony Hoagland Was a Poet
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Mike Schneider Remembers His Friend's Idiomatic Writing

By Mike Schneider | July 29, 2019

8 Paranormal Books You Need to Read

8 Paranormal Books You Need to Read

Craig Davidson on Victor LaValle, Octavia Butler, Sara Gran, Muriel Spark, and More

By Craig Davidson | July 29, 2019

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