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This Week in Literary History: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published

This Week in Literary History: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published

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By Literary Hub | June 22, 2026

What to read next if the Knicks win made you “basketball-curious.”

What to read next if the Knicks win made you “basketball-curious.”

A mini reading list.

By Brittany Allen | June 18, 2026

The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi

The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi

Fatemeh Shams on Loss, Veil, Exile, and the Passing of a Literary Giant

By Fatemeh Shams | June 18, 2026

Follow Awe: Deb Olin Unferth on Writing Speculative Fiction

Follow Awe: Deb Olin Unferth on Writing Speculative Fiction

“Eco-fiction feels to me like the most important thing I could be writing right now.”

By Deb Olin Unferth | June 18, 2026

How to Write a Novel in 33 Days

How to Write a Novel in 33 Days

Catriona Silvey on Turning an Inspiration-Fueled First Draft Into a Coherent Novel

By Catriona Silvey | June 18, 2026

How to Put an End to Problem of American Gerontocracy (in the Nicest Possible Way)

How to Put an End to Problem of American Gerontocracy (in the Nicest Possible Way)

Samuel Moyn Thinks Maybe We Should Take Better Care of Our Aging Citizens

By Samuel Moyn | June 18, 2026

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Beyond Cli-Fi: Why Every Story is a Climate Change Story

By Heather Abel | June 18, 2026

Chantel Acevedo on Reimagining Her Father Through Fiction

By Chantel Acevedo | June 18, 2026

Life and Death in the American Suburbs

By Brad Gooch | June 18, 2026

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

By Literary Hub | June 17, 2026

How We All Became Little Blue Dots on a Digital Map

How We All Became Little Blue Dots on a Digital Map

Katherine Dunn on the Intersection of Corporate and Military Power and That Created Modern GPS Systems

By Katherine Dunn | June 17, 2026

A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on <em>The Cremation of Sam McGee</em>

A Poem For Bad Dads: Annakeara Stinson on The Cremation of Sam McGee

“He haunts us, but sometimes, playfully, surprisingly—and in this way, even in death, like McGee, he returns.”

By Annakeara Stinson | June 17, 2026

“Don’t Let Nobody Ever Call You That.” Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor on Finding Confidence in Her Blackness

“Don’t Let Nobody Ever Call You That.” Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor on Finding Confidence in Her Blackness

Navigating the Reality of American Racism with a World-Famous Father

By Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor | June 17, 2026

Mail Between Heaven and Earth: On Japan’s Post Office For Letters to the Dead

Mail Between Heaven and Earth: On Japan’s Post Office For Letters to the Dead

Sally Hayden Explores the Ways We Cope With Loss in Times of Crisis

By Sally Hayden | June 17, 2026

What is the Future of Ethnic Studies?

What is the Future of Ethnic Studies?

Aaron Boehmer on the Crisis in Academia and George Lipsitz’s Ethnic Studies at the Crossroads

By Aaron Boehmer | June 17, 2026

The Powerful Freedom of BDSM

The Powerful Freedom of BDSM

Angela Jones on the Important Communities Surrounding Kink

By Angela Jones | June 17, 2026

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