We Need to Treat Artists as Workers, Not Decorations

We Need to Treat Artists as Workers, Not Decorations

William Deresiewicz on the Dangerous Illusion of Art
As a Labor of Love

By William Deresiewicz | August 5, 2020

Jeet Heer on the Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

Jeet Heer on the Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

"No one story can completely explain Annie."

By Jeet Heer | August 3, 2020

On the Unique Artistic Sensibility of Magda Nachman

On the Unique Artistic Sensibility of Magda Nachman

Dr. Lina Bernstein Revisits the Art World of
Early 20th-Century St. Petersburg

By Lina Bernstein | July 29, 2020

Homeless in a Pandemic: The Housing Poetry of Jennifer Fitzgerald

Homeless in a Pandemic: The Housing Poetry of Jennifer Fitzgerald

Struggling to Navigate a Broken System

By Alissa Quart | July 28, 2020

Joe Sacco: Will We One Day Honor the Veterans of the Great Pandemic Wars?

Joe Sacco: Will We One Day Honor the Veterans of the Great Pandemic Wars?

Waiting for the Sweet Release of Covidstalgia

By Joe Sacco | July 27, 2020

The Dangerous and Untold Story of Paparazzi Work

The Dangerous and Untold Story of Paparazzi Work

Featuring the Further Abuses of Donald Trump

By Vanessa Diaz | July 24, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Adrian Tomine Confronts Shame, Failure, and Jerks in Cartooning

By Emily Gould | July 23, 2020

A math teacher has painted 45 book rocks to hide in her local library (when it reopens).

By Emily Temple | July 20, 2020

I'm obsessed with Rick Beerhorst's surrealist odes to reading.

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2020

The Birth of Quarantine Zines

The Birth of Quarantine Zines

Gauraa Shekhar on a Pandemic-Inspired Movement

By Gauraa Shekhar | July 16, 2020

Illustrating Nick Carraway's Infatuation with New York City High Life

Illustrating Nick Carraway's Infatuation with New York City High Life

From Fred Fordham and Aya Morton's Heady Retelling of The Great Gatsby

By Fred Fordham and Aya Morton | July 9, 2020

Capturing the Soul of Fire Island: Attitude Without Judgment

Capturing the Soul of Fire Island: Attitude Without Judgment

Patrick Ryan on the Photography of koitz

By Patrick Ryan | July 1, 2020

Art Young's Dante-Inspired Satire Replaced Demons with Exploitative Capitalists

Art Young's Dante-Inspired Satire Replaced Demons with Exploitative Capitalists

Steven Heller on an Old Master of Political Cartoons

By Steven Heller | June 29, 2020

How Photographing a Dumb Paper Bag Led to Writing <br>a Novel

How Photographing a Dumb Paper Bag Led to Writing
a Novel

Anna Cox on the Radical Act of Being Seen

By Anna Cox | June 26, 2020

No Longer Trending: On How We Name Photographic Fads

No Longer Trending: On How We Name Photographic Fads

From the Rembrandt Effect to #sourdough

By Kim Beil | June 23, 2020

At the Black Lives Matter Protests in NYC: A Photo Essay

At the Black Lives Matter Protests in NYC: A Photo Essay

Rachel Cobb Documents 10 Days in the Streets of New York

By Rachel Cobb | June 18, 2020

Page 33 of 47

  • 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