The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

At Least 2023 is Over Now

By Literary Hub | December 23, 2023

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You Get Editors’ Personalized Book Recs, an Ad-Free Reading Experience, AND the Joan Didion Tote Bag

By Literary Hub | December 23, 2023

Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

“Your only job is to find a way to secure enough time to keep throwing yourself into the void.”

By Blake Butler | December 22, 2023

The 15 Best Literary Adaptations of 2023

The 15 Best Literary Adaptations of 2023

You Might Say We’ve Been Blessed

By Literary Hub | December 22, 2023

These are the poets and writers who have been killed in Gaza.

These are the poets and writers who have been killed in Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | December 21, 2023

Are you the Literary A**hole? <br>Ask Kristen Arnett.

Are you the Literary A**hole?
Ask Kristen Arnett.

By Jonny Diamond | December 21, 2023

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We Are All Witches: Elizabeth Willis and Nancy Bowen on the Contemporary Echoes of Centuries-Old Fears

By E. Tracy Grinnell | December 21, 2023

All of Us Strangers Confronts the Dangers of Spinning Trauma Into Art

By Andrew Quintana | December 21, 2023

There was a vigil for Palestinian journalists on the steps of the New York Public Library last night.

By Dan Sheehan | December 20, 2023

How Long Will <em>Schindler’s List</em> Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

How Long Will Schindler’s List Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

Paul Morton Revisits Spielberg’s Controversial Film, 30 Years Later

By Paul Morton | December 20, 2023

Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

Sukhada Tatke Remembers the Essayist and His Scientific and Creative Vision

By Sukhada Tatke | December 20, 2023

The Complicated Experience of Reading a Late Friend’s Novel

The Complicated Experience of Reading a Late Friend’s Novel

“I learned later that he had left a piece of paper with four stark words on it: ’Suicide notes are tacky.‘”

By Matthew Hays | December 20, 2023

Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Daniel Kiel and Lori Ringhand Speak with Stanford University Press

By Literary Hub | December 20, 2023

Unsurprisingly, George Santos doesn’t know who James Baldwin is.

Unsurprisingly, George Santos doesn’t know who James Baldwin is.

By Jonny Diamond | December 19, 2023

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

From Literary Hats to Liz Koch’s Perception Box

By Emily Temple | December 19, 2023

Jane Smiley on What It’s Like to Have Your Book Banned

Jane Smiley on What It’s Like to Have Your Book Banned

In Conversation with Tai Caputo From Iowa City’s City High School Student Paper

By Tai Caputo | December 19, 2023

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