How <em>Ulysses</em> Was Almost Banned By the State of New York

How Ulysses Was Almost Banned By the State of New York

Adam Morgan on Margaret C. Anderson and the Early Fight Against Literary Censorship in America

By Adam Morgan | December 17, 2025

On Henry David Thoreau’s Ultimate Instrument of Perception, the “Kalendar”

On Henry David Thoreau’s Ultimate Instrument of Perception, the “Kalendar”

Kristen Case Explores Thoreau’s Meticulous Tracking of Natural Phenomena

By Kristen Case | December 17, 2025

Remembering DéLana R.A. Dameron

Remembering DéLana R.A. Dameron

Poet, Novelist, Equestrian, Community Builder, Philanthropist

By Imani Perry, Raina León, Garlia Cornelia Jones | December 17, 2025

How Jane Austen’s Family Nurtured Her Early Literary Endeavors

How Jane Austen’s Family Nurtured Her Early Literary Endeavors

Kate Evans Considers the Social and Economic Factors That Contributed to the Writer’s Creative Development

By Kate Evans | December 17, 2025

Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza

Feeling Deep Sadness and Anger For Gaza

Steven W. Thrasher on the Enormity of the West’s Crimes

By Steven W. Thrasher | December 17, 2025

It’s Harder and Harder to Be a Magazine on the Internet—Please Help

It’s Harder and Harder to Be a Magazine on the Internet—Please Help

Lit Hub Editor in Chief Jonny Diamond Would
Like You to Become a Member

By Jonny Diamond | December 16, 2025

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Take a Literary Pilgrimage to Jane Austen’s England

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Jen Percy Collects the Stories of Love and Sex Addicts While Reflecting On Her Own Romantic Experience

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Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World? 

Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World? 

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Books as Therapy

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Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Tarpley Hitt on the Iconic Toy’s Many International Imitators

By Tarpley Hitt | December 16, 2025

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

David S. Brown on Roosevelt’s Popularity, Charisma, and Progressive Politics

By David S. Brown | December 16, 2025

Amazon put an AI book explainer into Kindle so you can be even more easily distracted from your book.

Amazon put an AI book explainer into Kindle so you can be even more easily distracted from your book.

By James Folta | December 15, 2025

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

From Goodnight Moon to AI Slop.

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2025

Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

Stacy Mattingly on Place, Literature, and the Wounds of the Recent Past

By Stacy Mattingly | December 15, 2025

On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

A Roundtable on Our Climate Futures with Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, and Hannah Onoguwe

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