How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

How Ancient Receipts Ushered in the Dawn of the Written Word

Moudhy Al-Rashid on the Earliest Forms of Writing

By Moudhy Al-Rashid | August 26, 2025

C-SPAN is starting a (very

C-SPAN is starting a (very "patriotic") book club.

By Brittany Allen | August 25, 2025

Liked <em>Weapons?</em> Here are 7 books to read next.

Liked Weapons? Here are 7 books to read next.

By Literary Hub | August 25, 2025

Our Good Season is Your Catastrophe: On Life as a Wildland Firefighter

Our Good Season is Your Catastrophe: On Life as a Wildland Firefighter

How River Selby Found Herself Battling Wildfires

By River Selby | August 25, 2025

Surviving the Infamous Flour Massacre in Gaza

Surviving the Infamous Flour Massacre in Gaza

Ahmed Dader: “I will need years for the scenes of that night to fade in my memory.”

By Ahmed Dader | August 25, 2025

Through the Lens of Love: Nicholas Boggs on His New Biography of James Baldwin

Through the Lens of Love: Nicholas Boggs on His New Biography of James Baldwin

Danté Stewart in Conversation With the Author of “James Baldwin: A Love Story”

By Literary Hub | August 25, 2025

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Sheila Heti on the Profound Influence of Jane Bowles on Her Writing—and Life

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<em> The Black Cauldron </em> turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

The Black Cauldron turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

On bad adaptations, big expectations, and why some myths resist the big screen treatment.

By Brittany Allen | August 22, 2025

The Lit Hub Podcast Slows Down With Some Nice Things

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Featuring Brittany Allen, Drew Broussard, Fiction/Non/Fiction, and a phone call from Maggie Smith

By The Lit Hub Podcast | August 22, 2025

The Fascist History of Yoga

The Fascist History of Yoga

Stewart Home Explores the Influence of Right-Wing Ideology on the Practice of Yoga

By Stewart Home | August 22, 2025

The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

Paul Andrew Hutton Explores the Origins and Development of Our National Narrative

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Desperately Seeking Bygone Media

Desperately Seeking Bygone Media

Ginny Hogan on Recent Books that Satisfy the Longing for Slow Communication

By Ginny Hogan | August 22, 2025

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Considers the Enduring Wisdom of Iranian Myths

By Ryan Bani Tahmaseb | August 22, 2025

Turns out there are a <em>lot</em> of insects named after writers.

Turns out there are a lot of insects named after writers.

By James Folta | August 21, 2025

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