Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Ezra Fox on Working With Fanny Howe on Her Last Book

By Ezra Fox | July 14, 2025

Following the Poet’s Path: A Daughter’s Journey to Japan In Search of Closure

Following the Poet’s Path: A Daughter’s Journey to Japan In Search of Closure

Rebecca Chace on Matsuo Bashō and the Life and Death of Her Mother, the Poet Jean Valentine

By Rebecca Chace | July 14, 2025

The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner

The Politics of Care and Resistance in the Work of a Forgotten Pulitzer Prize-Winner

Finding Hope in the Stories of Zona Gale

By Deborah Williams | July 14, 2025

From the Ashes to the Dustbin: The Making and Un-Making of a Personal Library

From the Ashes to the Dustbin: The Making and Un-Making of a Personal Library

Peter Wortsman on the Ever-Difficult Task of Saving and Discarding Beloved Books

By Peter Wortsman | July 14, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | July 11, 2025

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah has won the 2025 Inside Literary Prize.

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah has won the 2025 Inside Literary Prize.

By Literary Hub | July 11, 2025

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Why architecture is like literature: On the Shanghai city block that went for a walk.

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Other Worlds, Other Futures: On <em>Black Panther</em> and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On Black Panther and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Ekow Eshun Explores the Possibilities of Black Futures That Transcend the Expectations of Modernity

By Ekow Eshun | July 11, 2025

Edmund White: Remembering a Doyen of LGBTQ+ Literature and His Mentorship

Edmund White: Remembering a Doyen of LGBTQ+ Literature and His Mentorship

Michael T. Luongo on the Loss of a Great Writer and Mentor

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The case against Substack. (ICYMI)

The case against Substack. (ICYMI)

To stack or not to stack? This is the question.

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

“Let Me Tell You What I Love.” Remembering Fanny Howe

“Let Me Tell You What I Love.” Remembering Fanny Howe

On One of America’s Great Poets, Gone at 84

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 10, 2025

If You Use AI in Your Writing YOU Are the Literary Asshole

If You Use AI in Your Writing YOU Are the Literary Asshole

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 10, 2025

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

“When you're disgustingly wealthy, your days don’t have to be touched by banal oppressors, like the office or public transportation.”

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

The Church of the Screen: A Daughter’s Reflections on an Early Cinematic Education

The Church of the Screen: A Daughter’s Reflections on an Early Cinematic Education

Joanna Howard Explores the Impact of Her Mother’s Passion For Film on Her Own Storytelling

By Joanna Howard | July 10, 2025

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