The Dark Magic of Words: Why Fascism and Illiberalism Are So Seductive to Writers

The Dark Magic of Words: Why Fascism and Illiberalism Are So Seductive to Writers

Ed Simon Looks at Eduard Limonov, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Yukio Mishima, and Others

By Ed Simon | June 23, 2025

“Fidelity to Both Pleasure and Humiliation.” On M.F.K. Fisher’s Feminist Realism

“Fidelity to Both Pleasure and Humiliation.” On M.F.K. Fisher’s Feminist Realism

Klara Feenstra Considers the Legacy of “The Gastronomical Me”

By Klara Feenstra | June 23, 2025

How <em>Sex and the City</em> Exemplifies Late 20th-Century Feminist Despair

How Sex and the City Exemplifies Late 20th-Century Feminist Despair

Alice Bolin on the Possibilities and Pitfalls of Gender Relations Amidst Women’s Ongoing Struggle For Sexual Autonomy

By Alice Bolin | June 23, 2025

Warts and All: In Praise of the Unauthorized Biography

Warts and All: In Praise of the Unauthorized Biography

Brendan O’Meara Offers Some Advice to Writers and Journalists Seeking to Go Beyond the Sanitized

By Brendan O’Meara | June 23, 2025

On Egypt’s Unjust Incarceration of the Writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah, and the Hunger Strike of Dr. Laila Soueif

On Egypt’s Unjust Incarceration of the Writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah, and the Hunger Strike of Dr. Laila Soueif

Margaret Busby on a Mother’s Hunger Strike for Her Imprisoned Son

By Margaret Busby | June 20, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | June 20, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | June 20, 2025

“Politics is Everywhere.” A Close and Highly Critical Reading of English PEN’s Charter

By Kamila Shamsie | June 20, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Book Bans in Llano County and Community Supported Lit Mags

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 20, 2025

How Four Literary Icons Chose the Pen Names That Made Them Famous

How Four Literary Icons Chose the Pen Names That Made Them Famous

Kirsty McHugh and Ian Scott Explore the Reasoning Behind Some Very Well Known Pseudonyms

By Kirsty McHugh and Ian Scott | June 20, 2025

How Edna Lewis Exemplified the Ethos of Queerness Throughout Her Life

How Edna Lewis Exemplified the Ethos of Queerness Throughout Her Life

John Birdsall on the Unconventional, Trailblazing Existence of an Icon of Southern Cooking

By John Birdsall | June 20, 2025

Standing Tall: On the Value and Importance of Women Who Take Up Space

Standing Tall: On the Value and Importance of Women Who Take Up Space

Jane Smiley in Conversation with Susan Swan, Author of “Big Girls Don’t Cry”

By Jane Smiley | June 20, 2025

Rambling Genealogies: Nandshankar Mehta and the Forgotten History of South Asian Cosmopolitanism

Rambling Genealogies: Nandshankar Mehta and the Forgotten History of South Asian Cosmopolitanism

Radha Vatsal on the Contemporary Echoes of Her Ancestor’s Groundbreaking 19th-Century Novel

By Radha Vatsal | June 20, 2025

Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | June 18, 2025

Welcome to Pensacola, Florida, America’s Book-Banning Capital

Welcome to Pensacola, Florida, America’s Book-Banning Capital

Ira Wells on the Emergence and Impact of a Powerful Political Movement In Service to Censorship

By Ira Wells | June 18, 2025

Why America Can’t Get Enough of <em>The Wizard of Oz</em>

Why America Can’t Get Enough of The Wizard of Oz

Hazel Gaynor Celebrates the Films, Prequels, Sequels, and More

By Hazel Gaynor | June 18, 2025

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