A new subscription service will deliver books on Palestine to your door.

A new subscription service will deliver books on Palestine to your door.

By Dan Sheehan | February 14, 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Tips for Dating Apps and Starting Bookstores

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Tips for Dating Apps and Starting Bookstores

Featuring Chloé Caldwell, Calvin Kasulke, K. Kerimian, and Drew Broussard

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From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Synthesizer Conquered American Music

From the Margins to the Mainstream: How the Synthesizer Conquered American Music

David Hajdu Explores the Creative and Technical Evolution of a Versatile Electric Instrument

By David Hajdu | February 14, 2025

Enemies to Lovers: On the Romance Genre’s Mainstream Come-Up

Enemies to Lovers: On the Romance Genre’s Mainstream Come-Up

Angelina Mazza Considers the Changing Literary Landscape for Romance Novels

By Angelina Mazza | February 14, 2025

From “Ted” to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes Edward Gorey Sent to His Pen Pal

From “Ted” to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes Edward Gorey Sent to His Pen Pal

A Selection of Gorey's Colorful, Curious Letters to Tom Fitzharris

By Literary Hub | February 14, 2025

How Systemic Racism Leads to a Lifetime of Self-Imposed Isolation For Black Americans

How Systemic Racism Leads to a Lifetime of Self-Imposed Isolation For Black Americans

Chad Sanders on Learning to Process the Societal and Psychological Effects of Anti-Blackness

By Chad Sanders | February 14, 2025

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Memories of a Military Coup: Making Sense of a Vanishing Haitian Heritage

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Arctic Rush: Inside the 19th-Century Craze to Reach the North Pole

Arctic Rush: Inside the 19th-Century Craze to Reach the North Pole

Erling Kagge on the Early Years of Polar Exploration and the Timeless Phenomenon of Human Hubris

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What Our First and Last Words Reveal About the Way We Express Ourselves

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Looking the Palestinian in the Eye

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A Fantasy of Domesticity: Why We’re Drawn to the False Promise of the Tradwife

A Fantasy of Domesticity: Why We’re Drawn to the False Promise of the Tradwife

Larissa Pham on Baking, Community and Navigating Societal Expectations of Heteronormativity

By Larissa Pham | February 12, 2025

An American Faerie Queene: The Uncertain Lives of Nathaniel and Una Hawthorne

An American Faerie Queene: The Uncertain Lives of Nathaniel and Una Hawthorne

Megan Marshall on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Family, Edmund Spenser, and Biographical Lies

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Secrets of the Deep South: In Search of Hidden Family and Collective History in Georgia

Secrets of the Deep South: In Search of Hidden Family and Collective History in Georgia

David Levering Lewis on the Eternal Questions of Race and Power Surrounding the American National Narrative

By David Levering Lewis | February 12, 2025

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