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

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

Eli Burnstein on the Subtle Nuances of the English Language

By Eli Burnstein | April 12, 2024

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

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

Kelly E. Hill on Women Defying Societal Norms in the Nineteenth Century

By Kelly E. Hill | April 12, 2024

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

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

George Makari Talks to the Author of “The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings”

By George Makari | April 11, 2024

5 Book Reviews to Read This Weeks

5 Book Reviews to Read This Weeks

“The collection reads like a juvenile burn book, totally uninterested in the world outside her group chat.”

By Book Marks | April 11, 2024

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

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

Henriette Lazaridis on Rachel Cusk, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” and Writing a Novel Where Greeks Speak for Themselves

By Henriette Lazaridis | April 11, 2024

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

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

“Don’t be afraid of losing touch with the past. After all, you were there, living it.”

By Dennis Tang | April 11, 2024

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Phil Jones on Why We Read Samuel Johnson

By History of Literature | April 11, 2024

S.L. Wisenberg on How We Talk About Cancer

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 11, 2024

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

By Philip Eil | April 10, 2024

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

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

Fiona Williams on Using Every Literary Tool Available to Us

By Fiona Williams | April 10, 2024

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

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

Rose Sutherland Recommends Suzette Mayr, Heather O'Neill, Loghan Paylor, and More

By Rose Sutherland | April 10, 2024

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

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

In Praise of a Truly Innovative Writer

By Rebecca Solnit | April 9, 2024

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

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

Featuring Caoilinn Hughes, Victoria Chang, Elissa Strauss and More

By Teddy Wayne | April 9, 2024

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

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

“The act of translating opens the psyche’s innermost rooms to the unknown.”

By Jane Hirshfield | April 9, 2024

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

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

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 9, 2024

Jo Livingstone on Not Believing in Anachronism

Jo Livingstone on Not Believing in Anachronism

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | April 9, 2024

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