The five pieces Lit Hub readers loved last week...

The five pieces Lit Hub readers loved last week...

By Aaron Robertson | May 20, 2019

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Paul Lisicky's forthcoming memoir, <em>Later</em>.

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: Paul Lisicky's forthcoming memoir, Later.

By Emily Firetog | May 20, 2019

Trying to Figure Out Bruce Chatwin's Unpublished<br> Magnum Opus

Trying to Figure Out Bruce Chatwin's Unpublished
Magnum Opus

Jeremy Klemin on a Legendary Travel Writer's Attempt
to Figure It All Out

By Jeremy Klemin | May 20, 2019

As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

As the Universal Kilogram Enters Retirement Cutter Wood Considers the Implications

By Cutter Wood | May 20, 2019

'Camp Fire,' A Poem by sam sax

'Camp Fire,' A Poem by sam sax

"how unusual for this place without water to be now drowned in it."

By Sam Sax | May 20, 2019

Can You Have a Meaningful Long-Distance Relationship with a Dog?

Can You Have a Meaningful Long-Distance Relationship with a Dog?

Xuan Juliana Wang on Ella, a Very Good Dog

By Xuan Juliana Wang | May 20, 2019

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  • A Good Person

In India, One Publisher's High-Stakes Fight for a Caste-Free Society

By Liesl Schwabe | May 20, 2019

Ani DiFranco on Reproductive Freedom and Taking on the Patriarchy

By Ani DiFranco | May 20, 2019

As abortion stories flood the internet one wonders when it will ever be enough?

By Kaylen Ralph | May 17, 2019

Your weekly book deal memo: Chelsea Manning, Lauren Oyler, Judith Jones

Your weekly book deal memo: Chelsea Manning, Lauren Oyler, Judith Jones

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2019

L. Frank Baum's first book was a manual for breeding fancy chickens.

L. Frank Baum's first book was a manual for breeding fancy chickens.

It didn't do quite as well as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2019

Flannery O'Connor's Two Deepest Loves Were Mayonnaise and Her Mother

Flannery O'Connor's Two Deepest Loves Were Mayonnaise and Her Mother

A Southern Gothic Writer, a Very White Condiment

By Caroline McCoy | May 17, 2019

The Ongoing Exile of the Undocumented

The Ongoing Exile of the Undocumented

Oscar Villalon on The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez

By Oscar Villalon | May 17, 2019

"I Still Don't Know Where Joy Division Came From"

An Oral History of an Iconic Band

By Jon Savage | May 17, 2019

Anger and Art in a <br>Dying Empire

Anger and Art in a
Dying Empire

Jonathan Jones on Francis Bacon, David Hockney, and
British Painting in the 1970s

By Jonathan Jones | May 17, 2019

A New Generation, Betrayed by the Old, is Rising Up on Climate Change

A New Generation, Betrayed by the Old, is Rising Up on Climate Change

Poise, Power, and the Young Women Leading the Way

By Pierre Ducrozet | May 17, 2019

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