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The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

Virginia Marshall Discusses Art, Repression and Exile With the Author of The Undead

By Virginia Marshall | March 2, 2026

How to Talk About Book-Banning in the Classroom: A Story of Censorship, Action, Hope, and Love

How to Talk About Book-Banning in the Classroom: A Story of Censorship, Action, Hope, and Love

From the Graphic Novel Wake Now in the Fire

By Jarrett Dapier | March 2, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | February 27, 2026

Celebrating, Defending, Mourning, and Loving Bookstores (and Libraries!) on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

Celebrating, Defending, Mourning, and Loving Bookstores (and Libraries!) on The Lit Hub Podcast

featuring Brittany K. Allen, Adam Colman, Colette Delawalla, James Folta, Fisher Nash, Michael Welch, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | February 27, 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Tobias Carroll on the Shockingly Mixed Legacy of England’s Mosley Family

By Tobias Carroll | February 27, 2026

How to Write a Book When Your Country Is on Fire

How to Write a Book When Your Country Is on Fire

Anjali Enjeti on the Hard Choice to Carry On, Even in the Face of Authoritarianism

By Anjali Enjeti | February 26, 2026

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The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

By Alfred McCoy | February 26, 2026

All the Recycling in the World Won’t Save Us From the Greed of Big Plastic

By Beth Gardiner | February 26, 2026

Florida is now claiming school libraries are “government speech.”

By James Folta | February 25, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Why I Don’t Regret the “Pornographic” Scene That Got My Book Banned

Julia Scheeres on the American Right’s Unslakable Desire to Censor Things

By Julia Scheeres | February 25, 2026

How Do We Keep Writing When They are Killing Poets?

How Do We Keep Writing When They are Killing Poets?

Sayantani DasGupta Writers on Creating in a Time of Dread

By Sayantani DasGupta | February 24, 2026

Among the Fascists and the Nazis: How Two Women Journalists Survived the Chaos of 1930s Europe

Among the Fascists and the Nazis: How Two Women Journalists Survived the Chaos of 1930s Europe

Julia Cooke on Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles

By Julia Cooke | February 24, 2026

Writing While the Alphabet Burns: Ukrainian Literature to Help Understand the Ongoing War

Writing While the Alphabet Burns: Ukrainian Literature to Help Understand the Ongoing War

Introducing a New Critical Series For the Curious Reader

By Alex Averbuch | February 24, 2026

Who Deserves to Be a Citizen?

Who Deserves to Be a Citizen?

Daisy Hernández on the Post-9/11 Obsession with Birthright Citizenship

By Daisy Hernández | February 24, 2026

James Baldwin‘s Lessons For Black Gay Rights Activists

James Baldwin‘s Lessons For Black Gay Rights Activists

C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost on How History Bestowed an Identity on Baldwin that He Never Claimed Himself

By C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost | February 24, 2026

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