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A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's <em>The Secret History</em>

A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's The Secret History

"Why, looking for new ferns."

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2020

Cultivating Solitude, <br>The Henry James' Way

Cultivating Solitude,
The Henry James' Way

On “the lonely celibate who has to boil his own pot.”

By Fenton Johnson | March 10, 2020

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Luis Jaramillo Heads to the Hudson for a Break From Writing

By Luis Jaramillo | March 10, 2020

On Shirley Hazzard and the Antipodean Gaze

On Shirley Hazzard and the Antipodean Gaze

Michelle de Kretser on One of Australia's Great Writers

By Michelle de Krester | March 9, 2020

How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?

How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?

George Abraham on Imagination and Reinvention

By George Abraham | March 6, 2020

How Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Continues to Show Up in Literary Fiction

How Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Continues to Show Up in Literary Fiction

David Schwartz on the Formal Experimentation of Carmen Maria Machado, Rick Moody, and Julio Cortázar

By David Lerner Schwartz | March 5, 2020

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The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of On the Road

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

Hilary Leichter on the Derangements of Late Capitalism

Hilary Leichter on the Derangements of Late Capitalism

Kristin Iversen Talks to the Author of Temporary

By Kristin Iversen | March 3, 2020

What Do We Do with <em>The Age of Innocence</em> in 2020?

What Do We Do with The Age of Innocence in 2020?

Sarah Blackwood on the Lasting Insights of Edith Wharton's Classic

By Sarah Blackwood | March 3, 2020

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Faith of an American Icon

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 2, 2020

<em>The Woman in Black</em> has come to haunt New York City.

The Woman in Black has come to haunt New York City.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

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 February

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2020

How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

The Films of Dario Argento as a Metaphor for Illness

By Lonely Christopher | February 28, 2020

The American Archetype of Rural Queerness Redefined

The American Archetype of Rural Queerness Redefined

Zee Francis Goes Deep Into the Subtext of Willa Cather's My Ántonia

By Zee Francis | February 28, 2020

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