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How Black and White America Reacted to Maya Angelou’s <em>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</em>

How Black and White America Reacted to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Scott W. Stern on the Reception of an American Classic and the Birth of a Renaissance of Black Women Writers

By Scott W. Stern | January 28, 2025

The Trump administration just scored a major goal for book bans. (Which it claims are a

The Trump administration just scored a major goal for book bans. (Which it claims are a "hoax.")

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By Brittany Allen | January 27, 2025

Lila Shapiro on the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman

Lila Shapiro on the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman

A Special Episode of “The Lit Hub Podcast”

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 27, 2025

“Anarchism Means That You Should Be Free.” On the Literature of Liberation

“Anarchism Means That You Should Be Free.” On the Literature of Liberation

Ed Simon Considers the Life Alexander Berkman, Anarchist, Would-Be Assassin, and 19th-Century Luigi Mangione

By Ed Simon | January 27, 2025

<em>Severance</em> is a Realist Manifesto for the 21st Century

Severance is a Realist Manifesto for the 21st Century

Joel Cuthbertson on the Series’ Obsession with Emotional Reality

By Joel Cuthbertson | January 27, 2025

On Trying (and Really Failing) to Design My Own Book Cover

On Trying (and Really Failing) to Design My Own Book Cover

Mary Childs Considers the Virtues of Staying in Your Lane, Despite Her Passion for Graphic Design

By Mary Childs | January 27, 2025

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Aisha Gawad and Lisa Ko on What Really Happened at the Albany Book Festival

By Fariha Róisín | January 27, 2025

Read Mosab Abu Toha's statement on the destruction of the Edward Said Library in Gaza.

Read Mosab Abu Toha's statement on the destruction of the Edward Said Library in Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | January 24, 2025

Men Have Bigger Problems Than Not Reading Novels

Men Have Bigger Problems Than Not Reading Novels

For James Folta, What’s Wrong With Men is What’s Wrong With America

By James Folta | January 24, 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid

Featuring Jonny Diamond and Olivia Rutigliano

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 24, 2025

Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

Deborah Williams on Undine Spragg, Miranda July, and “Women of a Certain Age”

By Deborah Williams | January 24, 2025

Gemma Tizzard on Researching for Historical Fiction

Gemma Tizzard on Researching for Historical Fiction

“It’s not a job for the faint of heart, or the impatient. But for those of us with brains that crave this kind of work, it is bliss.”

By Gemma Tizzard | January 24, 2025

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

Constance Roisin on the Author’s Construction of Herself in Fiction and in Life

By Constance Roisin | January 24, 2025

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Alison Wood Brooks on the Importance of Humor in Building Professional and Personal Relationships

By Alison Wood Brooks | January 24, 2025

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