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This Week in Literary History: <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: The Catcher in the Rye is Published

“I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It's nice.”

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2026

An incomplete list of people reading <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> in movies.

An incomplete list of people reading The Catcher in the Rye in movies.

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2026

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

Talking to Josh Cook, Bookseller and Founder of the Porter Square Review of Books

By Drew Broussard | July 16, 2026

How Israel Turned Gaza Into an “Annihilation Zone”

How Israel Turned Gaza Into an “Annihilation Zone”

Eyal Weizman on the Ways Land Can Tell the Story of Genocide

By Eyal Weizman | July 16, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mark Haber is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mark Haber is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Laura Vazquez, Eduardo Halfon, Ian Bostridge, and More

By Diana Arterian | July 16, 2026

Publishing Has a Hologram Problem. And It’s Growing.

Publishing Has a Hologram Problem. And It’s Growing.

For Robert Moor, Readers Are Quickly Losing the Line Between the Idea of a Book and the Book Itself

By Robert Moor | July 15, 2026

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Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon

By Dan Werb | July 15, 2026

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

By Heather Hansman | July 15, 2026

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

By Jason Dove Mark | July 15, 2026

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

Sally Ashton on the Eternal Beauty of the Lunar-Human Connection

By Sally Ashton | July 15, 2026

The Odysseys, ranked.

The Odysseys, ranked.

A completely scientific list of the best and worst takes on Homer's epic.

By Brittany Allen | July 14, 2026

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

Steven W. Thrasher on the Fight For Academic Freedom

By Steven W. Thrasher | July 14, 2026

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s <em>Beirut Fragments</em>

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s Beirut Fragments

“She does not purport to be braver than she felt at any given time. Instead she is honest about her fear.”

By Angela Flournoy | July 14, 2026

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

Elizabeth H. Winthrop: “The distance between us could not be bridged—only recognized.”

By Elizabeth H. Winthrop | July 14, 2026

Sad Love Stories Are the Best Stories: A Reading List in Praise of Messy Love

Sad Love Stories Are the Best Stories: A Reading List in Praise of Messy Love

Alicia Upano Recommends Crystal Hana Kim, Kamila Shamsie, Louise Kennedy, and More

By Alicia Upano | July 14, 2026

Tegan Nia Swanson has won the 2026 DAG Prize for Literature.

Tegan Nia Swanson has won the 2026 DAG Prize for Literature.

By Literary Hub | July 13, 2026

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