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The Art of Board Books and Psychedelic Magazines on The Lit Hub Podcast

The Art of Board Books and Psychedelic Magazines on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Hillary Brenhouse, Jon Klassen, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 3, 2025

What It’s Like to Live a Queer Life in the United Arab Emirates

What It’s Like to Live a Queer Life in the United Arab Emirates

Gaar Adams Explores the Power of Performance in Abu Dhabi, From Concerts to Karaoke Bars

By Gaar Adams | October 3, 2025

Tending to the Garden of American Democracy is Hard and Thankless Work

Tending to the Garden of American Democracy is Hard and Thankless Work

Andrew Ervin Looks for Answers (to Impossible Questions) in Recent Books by Luke Kemp and Richard Mabey

By Andrew Ervin | October 3, 2025

What Mining for Water in the Andean Desert Reveals About “Green” Capitalism

What Mining for Water in the Andean Desert Reveals About “Green” Capitalism

Thea Riofrancos on the Astonishing Biodiversity in the Atacama Salt Flat—And Why We Need to Protect It

By Thea Riofrancos | October 3, 2025

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free.

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2025

Investigators have been asked to look into the death of Hunter S. Thompson.

Investigators have been asked to look into the death of Hunter S. Thompson.

By Jonny Diamond | October 2, 2025

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By Jean-Yves Mollier and Patricia Sorel | October 2, 2025

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

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Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

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Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Ilana Masad: “It’s in trying to reach beyond our limited selves that we are, I believe, most human.”

By Ilana Masad | October 2, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2025

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

By Jonny Diamond | October 1, 2025

<em> Reading Rainbow </em> is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

Reading Rainbow is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

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The Poetry of Tortured Hearts: On Taylor Swift’s Pre-Raphaelite Era

The Poetry of Tortured Hearts: On Taylor Swift’s Pre-Raphaelite Era

“Swift seems to be identifying with, and forcefully reimagining, this tragic figure from Victorian history.”

By Emily J. Orlando | October 1, 2025

What My Grandmother’s Death Folder Taught Me About Love and Duty

What My Grandmother’s Death Folder Taught Me About Love and Duty

Eden Royce on the Importance of Taking Care of Funerary Details in the Face of Grief

By Eden Royce | October 1, 2025

Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

Tamar Shapiro: “I owe this book to my mother. It is not about her, and yet she is on every page.”

By Tamar Shapiro | October 1, 2025

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