Emily Wilson Explores The <i>Aeneid </i>’s Influence on the Contemporary Western World

Emily Wilson Explores The Aeneid ’s Influence on the Contemporary Western World

“This ancient epic raises profound, provocative questions that are now more pressing than ever.”

By Emily Wilson | September 3, 2025

Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants

By Daniel A. Olivas | September 3, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | August 29, 2025

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

A "close" read of the president's beach reads.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2025

The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

Philip Metres Examines the Close Bonds of Occupation

By Philip Metres | August 27, 2025

How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People

How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People

Revisiting a Turning Point in the History of Israel’s Occupation

By Literary Hub | August 27, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

The Enduring Legacy of Eleanor Bumpurs, Murdered by the NYPD For Resisting Eviction

By LaShawn Harris | August 27, 2025

How to Think About the Future, With a Little Help From Science Fiction

By Nick Foster | August 26, 2025

How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

By Moudhy Al-Rashid | August 26, 2025

C-SPAN is starting a (very

C-SPAN is starting a (very "patriotic") book club.

By Brittany Allen | August 25, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 22, 2025

<em> The Black Cauldron </em> turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

The Black Cauldron turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

On bad adaptations, big expectations, and why some myths resist the big screen treatment.

By Brittany Allen | August 22, 2025

The Fascist History of Yoga

The Fascist History of Yoga

Stewart Home Explores the Influence of Right-Wing Ideology on the Practice of Yoga

By Stewart Home | August 22, 2025

The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

Paul Andrew Hutton Explores the Origins and Development of Our National Narrative

By Paul Andrew Hutton | August 22, 2025

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Considers the Enduring Wisdom of Iranian Myths

By Ryan Bani Tahmaseb | August 22, 2025

On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp

On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp

Trish Bendix Explores the Continuum of Lesbian History and Porn

By Trish Bendix | August 21, 2025

Page 8 of 218

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member