A Woman in the World: Colm Tóibín on the Short Fiction of Mary Lavin

A Woman in the World: Colm Tóibín on the Short Fiction of Mary Lavin

“She had spent her life describing others and finding strategies to create versions of herself on the page; it was not easy to categorize her.”

By Colm Tóibín | March 3, 2026

F. Scott Fitzgerald on Battling Insomnia (and a Single Mosquito)

F. Scott Fitzgerald on Battling Insomnia (and a Single Mosquito)

“Life was like that, after all; my spirit soars in the moment of its oblivion; then down, down deep into the pillow...”

By F. Scott Fitzgerald | March 3, 2026

What to Check Out in Literary Baltimore While You’re in Town For AWP

What to Check Out in Literary Baltimore While You’re in Town For AWP

And Yes, There Will Be Poe

By Gaby Iori | March 3, 2026

Terry Tempest Williams on the Plight of the Monarch Butterfly

Terry Tempest Williams on the Plight of the Monarch Butterfly

“Who are we as a species if we allow monarch butterflies, a living symbol of metamorphosis, to cease to exist?”

By Terry Tempest Williams | March 3, 2026

Reading the Stars: On Iconic Actors in the Age of Generative AI

Reading the Stars: On Iconic Actors in the Age of Generative AI

Jadie Stillwell Reads Melissa Anderson’s The Hunger

By Jadie Stillwell | March 3, 2026

Here are the finalists for the 2026 PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.

Here are the finalists for the 2026 PEN/Faulkner award for fiction.

By Literary Hub | March 2, 2026

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The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Jake Skeets is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Jake Skeets is Reading Now, and Next

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This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

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Celebrating, Defending, Mourning, and Loving Bookstores (and Libraries!) on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

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featuring Brittany K. Allen, Adam Colman, Colette Delawalla, James Folta, Fisher Nash, Michael Welch, and Drew Broussard

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The 12 Best Book Covers of February

The 12 Best Book Covers of February

Red, Red, Everywhere

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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in March

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in March

In Like a Lion, etc.

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2026

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Peter Meineck on the Ancient and Modern Inspirations Behind the Heroes That Populate the Marvel Universe

By Peter Meineck | February 27, 2026

Ordinary Mind Remembering Ordinary Matter: Allen Ginsberg on Poetic Honesty

Ordinary Mind Remembering Ordinary Matter: Allen Ginsberg on Poetic Honesty

“When the subways are gone to dust, this will still be there.”

By Allen Ginsberg | February 27, 2026

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