Embracing Uncertainty: In Defense of Question-Seeking Criticism

Embracing Uncertainty: In Defense of Question-Seeking Criticism

Helen Molesworth on the Uses and Functionality of the Arts and Humanities

By Helen Molesworth | December 11, 2023

Why We Need New Stories About the Ocean

Why We Need New Stories About the Ocean

Natalie Hart on the Urgency of Literature That Brings the Ocean into the Climate Story

By Natalie Hart | December 11, 2023

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

“Oh, no, it’s a... book.”

By Lewis Buzbee | December 11, 2023

Hannah Gold on Letting Go of Philip Roth

Hannah Gold on Letting Go of Philip Roth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 11, 2023

Rumaan Alam on the Surreality of Seeing <em>Leave the World Behind</em> Come to Life on Screen

Rumaan Alam on the Surreality of Seeing Leave the World Behind Come to Life on Screen

“I had a debilitating crush on Ethan Hawke as a teenager and now he’s playing a character I created. Deranged!”

By Rumaan Alam | December 8, 2023

Plain-Spoken Performance Art: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson

Plain-Spoken Performance Art: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson

Brooke Wentz Talks to the Legendary Artist about Art School, Eavesdropping, and the Avant-Garde

By Brooke Wentz | December 8, 2023

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Finding Hope, Meaning, and Purpose in a Jenny Zhang Story

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Poet and scholar Refaat Alareer has been killed by an Israeli airstrike.

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Good media news! Lit Hub is adding Kristen Arnett and Maris Kreizman as columnists in 2024.

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Censoring Imagination: Why Prisons Ban Fantasy and Science Fiction

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Moira Marquis on the Importance of Magical Thinking For the Incarcerated

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After Australia: Robyn Davidson on Discovering Her Next Adventure

After Australia: Robyn Davidson on Discovering Her Next Adventure

“Perhaps a strong fate is nothing more than a reckless disregard for consequences.”

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