On the Enduring Importance of Edward Said’s <em>The Question of Palestine</em>

On the Enduring Importance of Edward Said’s The Question of Palestine

Alexander Durie Talks to Said’s Children and the Publisher of the Newly Reissued Work

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Gatsby Adaptations, AI Evil, and Literary Assholes

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Gatsby Adaptations, AI Evil, and Literary Assholes

With Drew Broussard, Jessie Gaynor, Kristen Arnett, and Jonny Diamond

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 22, 2024

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

How the Ancient Sumerians Created the World’s First Writing System

Bartle Bull on the Mesopotamian Origins of Modern Civilization

By Bartle Bull | November 22, 2024

Read Jody Chan’s Boycott <br>Giller Speech

Read Jody Chan’s Boycott
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“Here, today, we throw our labour into the gears of the death machine.”

By Literary Hub | November 22, 2024

Comedy failed us, again.

Comedy failed us, again.

By James Folta | November 21, 2024

Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy

Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy

Kim Young on What It Means to Survive a First Marriage

By Kim Young | November 21, 2024

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Embrace the Journey: An Octogenarian’s Advice For Younger Writers

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Abigail Thomas: “My problem was I thought you had to know what you were doing. Nonsense. You just have to start.”

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On the Fragility of American Democracy... and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

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Rita Omokha on the 2024 Election and What History Shows Us

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Here are all the winners of the 2024 Canadian Writers' Trust literary prizes.

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Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

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Inside James Baldwin’s Fraught Relationship With His Stepfather

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Douglas Field Considers the Paternal Bond of an American Literary Icon in Relation to His Own

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“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

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Kate Golembiewski Explores the Long History of Associating Madness With the Full Moon

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Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Alan Lightman Considers the Power and Benefits of Natural Deep Sea Light

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