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The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

Seán Hewitt Explores Folk's Constant, Changing Repository of Stories

By Seán Hewitt | April 15, 2025

The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

Meet the non-profit fighting to protect the archive from "truth and sanity."

By Brittany Allen | April 14, 2025

Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2025

On publishing Charlotte Brontë's miniature book of poems for the first time.

On publishing Charlotte Brontë's miniature book of poems for the first time.

By R.B. Russell | April 14, 2025

An Incomplete Biography of Jane Hirshfield in Six Jobs (with Poems)

An Incomplete Biography of Jane Hirshfield in Six Jobs (with Poems)

Heather Swan on the Many Roles of a Poet, and Friend

By Heather Swan | April 14, 2025

Beyond Institutions: Why Black Empowerment Must Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Beyond Institutions: Why Black Empowerment Must Bridge the Opportunity Gap

Andre M. Perry on the Ongoing Struggle For Racial, Social and Economic Justice in America

By Andre M. Perry | April 14, 2025

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<em>Drop</em> is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

Drop is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

The Film Excels at Dramatizing the Practical Dangers of Living in a Digital World

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 11, 2025

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Traci Thomas of <em>The Stacks</em>, Jonny Diamond on Lit Hub’s 10th Birthday, and More Poetry!

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Traci Thomas of The Stacks, Jonny Diamond on Lit Hub’s 10th Birthday, and More Poetry!

Featuring Jonny Diamond, Traci Thomas, Olivia Rutigliano, Dan Sheehan, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | April 11, 2025

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Most American Literature is the Literature of Empire

“An imperial literature prefers the realism of showing the imperfect domesticity within an American empire.”

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 11, 2025

How <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs on Their Shared Love For the TV Cult Favorite

By Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs | April 11, 2025

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

Moeen Farrokhi Considers the Spaces Between Language and Experience

By Moeen Farrokhi | April 11, 2025

Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

Richard Kreitner Explores the Position of a Once-Enslaved People in a Society Marked by Slavery

By Richard Kreitner | April 11, 2025

Following the “Mom Rule.” On Writing Sci-Fi My Mother Could Get Behind

Following the “Mom Rule.” On Writing Sci-Fi My Mother Could Get Behind

Daryl Gregory Remembers the Reader Who Transformed His Storytelling

By Daryl Gregory | April 11, 2025

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