• Literary Criticism

    Language

    Yes, But Can You Really Explain the Difference Between Morals and Ethics?

    By Eli Burnstein  April 12, 2024
    Queer Literature

    More Than “Friendless” or “Fallen…” Giving Voice to the Women Who Misbehaved in History

    By Kelly E. Hill  April 12, 2024
    In Conversation

    Busting Genre, in Style: Geoff Dyer on the Joy of Writing “Unpublishable” Books

    By George Makari  April 11, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews to Read This Weeks

    By Book Marks  April 11, 2024
    Cultural Identity

    Opa! It’s All Greek to Me! Subverting the Tropes of Greek Culture in Media

    By Henriette Lazaridis  April 11, 2024
    The Writing Life

    Against Journaling: Dennis Tang on the Joys of Not Writing It All Down

    By Dennis Tang  April 11, 2024
    The History of Literature

    Phil Jones on Why We Read Samuel Johnson

    By History of Literature  April 11, 2024
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    S.L. Wisenberg on How We Talk About Cancer

    By Fiction Non Fiction  April 11, 2024
    True Crime

    Real People, Real Pain: On the Ethics of Telling True Stories of Trauma

    By Philip Eil  April 10, 2024
    Nature Writing

    What Do You Get When You Cross the Contemporary Novel with Nature Writing?

    By Fiona Williams  April 10, 2024
    Queer Literature

    Oh, Queer Canada: A Reading List for Americans in Search of LGBTQ Canadian History

    By Rose Sutherland  April 10, 2024
    literary criticism

    A Woman Out of Time: Rebecca Solnit on Mary Shelley’s Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel The Last Man

    By Rebecca Solnit  April 9, 2024
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

    By Teddy Wayne  April 9, 2024
    On Translation

    In Words and Beyond Them: Jane Hirshfield on the Transformative Art of Translation

    By Jane Hirshfield  April 9, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    The Beatles! Natasha Trethewey! Librarians’ secret lives! 24 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 9, 2024
    The Critic and Her Publics

    Jo Livingstone on Not Believing in Anachronism

    By The Critic and Her Publics   April 9, 2024
    Music

    Riot, Grrrls: Marisa Crawford on Why Feminist Lit and 1990s Girl Culture Need More Critical Attention

    By Eleanor Whitney  April 8, 2024
    In Conversation

    Sculpting Sound: Alison C. Rollins on Silence, Afrofuturism, and Writing Poems Across Time

    By Literary Hub  April 8, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  April 5, 2024
    In Conversation

    Then and Now: How the AIDS Crisis Changed Queer Storytelling

    By Literary Hub  April 5, 2024
    In Conversation

    Greg Sarris on Writing to Remember Our Responsibility To Each Other

    By Jane Ciabattari  April 5, 2024
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

    By Kristen Arnett  April 4, 2024
    Feminism

    Unsolvable Puzzles: Anna Shechtman on the Feminist Psychology Behind Crosswords

    By Hannah Zeavin  April 4, 2024
    Queer Literature

    10 Queer Books For People With Mommy Issues

    By Marissa Higgins  April 4, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  April 4, 2024
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