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The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

John MacNeill Miller on Harriet Martineau’s Prescient Vision of Humanity

By John MacNeill Miller | September 25, 2024

What We Owe Each Other: A Daughter on Her Mother’s Wish to Die With Dignity

What We Owe Each Other: A Daughter on Her Mother’s Wish to Die With Dignity

Marianne Brooker: “We are interdependent, both separate from and reliant upon others.”

By Marianne Brooker | September 25, 2024

Painting Emotion: How Claude Monet Turned His Inner Life Into Art

Painting Emotion: How Claude Monet Turned His Inner Life Into Art

Jackie Wullschläger on the Creative Philosophy and Practice of the French Impressionist Master

By Jackie Wullschläger | September 25, 2024

What Organized Labor Movements Today Need to Learn from the Cold War Era’s Failures

What Organized Labor Movements Today Need to Learn from the Cold War Era’s Failures

Jeff Schuhrke on Creating a Global Working-Class Movement

By Jeff Schuhrke | September 25, 2024

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

Featuring Jean Genet, Ghassan Kanafani, Mahmoud Darwish, and More

By Isabella Hammad | September 24, 2024

Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses

Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses

Vanessa Chakour Considers the Essential Role of These Much-Maligned Flying Mammals

By Vanessa Chakour | September 24, 2024

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After Apalachee: How America’s Gun Violence Epidemic Affects Us All

By Deirdre Sugiuchi | September 24, 2024

Earth is about to get a second moon... but what will it mean for the lit world?

By James Folta | September 23, 2024

All the times Sally Rooney was saner than Book Media.

By Brittany Allen | September 23, 2024

WTF is Steve reading on <em> Sex and the City</em>?

WTF is Steve reading on Sex and the City?

A character theory in four texts.

By Brittany Allen | September 23, 2024

How Jack London Foresaw the Anti-Democratic Future With <em>The Iron Heel</em>

How Jack London Foresaw the Anti-Democratic Future With The Iron Heel

Ken McGoogan on the Dangers of Oligarchic Totalitarian Rule in Fiction and in Real Life

By Ken McGoogan | September 23, 2024

How the Work of Thomas Dixon Shaped White America’s Racist Fantasies

How the Work of Thomas Dixon Shaped White America’s Racist Fantasies

Joel Edward Goza on the Literary and Cinematic Legacy of White Supremacy in the United States

By Joel Edward Goza | September 23, 2024

How to Pay Attention: On the Value of Stillness and Silence in All Seasons

How to Pay Attention: On the Value of Stillness and Silence in All Seasons

Margaret Renkl Encourages Us to Explore the Wild, Wonderful World of Our Backyards

By Margaret Renkl | September 23, 2024

How Chinese and Italian Opera Helped Her Write and Grieve

How Chinese and Italian Opera Helped Her Write and Grieve

Liu Hong on Navigating Tragedy in Art and Life

By Liu Hong | September 23, 2024

Campus Repression and Remixing Proust (lol): This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast

Campus Repression and Remixing Proust (lol): This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast

Huda Fakhreddine Talks to Dan Sheehan and More

By The Lit Hub Podcast | September 20, 2024

Courtesan, Diplomat, Kingmaker: The Many Faces of Pamela Harriman

Courtesan, Diplomat, Kingmaker: The Many Faces of Pamela Harriman

Sonia Purnell on the Colorful Life and Enduring Legacy of This Powerful Yet Misunderstood Woman

By Sonia Purnell | September 20, 2024

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