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Plato’s <em>Symposium</em> Is Actually About Love

Plato’s Symposium Is Actually About Love

Cat Fitzpatrick Finds Inspiration in Philosophy’s Most Famous Dinner Party

By Cat Fitzpatrick | July 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front

This Week in Literary History: Ernest Hemingway is Wounded on the Italian Front

“When you go to war as a boy you have a great illusion of immortality. Other people get killed; not you.”

By Literary Hub | July 6, 2026

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes

Joel Halldorf on the Monks Who Helped Preserve Generations of Cultural Heritage

By Joel Halldorf | July 6, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Featuring Books by Cal Flyn, Eyal Weitzman, Michael Cunningham, and More

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

Robert S. Levine Explains Why It’s Not the Most Obvious One

By Robert S. Levine | July 2, 2026

Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

Ed Simon on Noah Webster’s Dictionary of Independence

By Ed Simon | July 1, 2026

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A Constitutional Question: Do American Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?

By Jill Lepore | July 1, 2026

Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s Dolores is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

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Inside the Wild World of Roman Romance Novels

By Emma Southon | June 30, 2026

The Reluctant Researcher: How I Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel

The Reluctant Researcher: How I Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel

Ethan Joella: “Writing what you know is only limited by what you take the time to know.”

By Ethan Joella | June 30, 2026

Natalie Adler Talks to Sarah Schulman About AIDS History and Dykes Around Town

Natalie Adler Talks to Sarah Schulman About AIDS History and Dykes Around Town

“AIDS was the first thing I knew about sex. It was the first thing I knew about being gay.”

By Sarah Schulman | June 29, 2026

This Week in Literary History: America Turns 250

This Week in Literary History: America Turns 250

Reflections on American Literature from the Lit Hub Archives

By Literary Hub | June 29, 2026

The American Library Association is auctioning off some primo vintage READ posters.

The American Library Association is auctioning off some primo vintage READ posters.

By Brittany Allen | June 25, 2026

On the First—and, So Far, Only—Book Ban Case Ever Heard by the Supreme Court

On the First—and, So Far, Only—Book Ban Case Ever Heard by the Supreme Court

Anthony Aycock Looks Back at Island Trees v. Pico,

By Anthony Aycock | June 25, 2026

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

Danny Bate on the Linguistic History of Our Alphabet

By Danny Bate | June 25, 2026

The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic

The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic

Chloe Chapin on the Civic Meaning Behind Trends in Men’s Fashion in the 18th and 19th Centuries

By Chloe Chapin | June 25, 2026

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