What the Mysterious Mating Habits of an Enigmatic Species Reveal About the Secrets of Evolution

What the Mysterious Mating Habits of an Enigmatic Species Reveal About the Secrets of Evolution

Matt Ridley on the Paradoxical Pickiness of the Black Grouse

By Matt Ridley | March 24, 2025

How the Industrialization and Militarism of the Early 20th Century Helped Spread the Spanish Influenza

How the Industrialization and Militarism of the Early 20th Century Helped Spread the Spanish Influenza

Edna Bonhomme on the Public and Private Battles Waged Across Europe and the United States During the 1918 Flu Pandemic

By Edna Bonhomme | March 24, 2025

Constructing Blackness: Reading My Identity in Maryse Condé’s “Segu”

Constructing Blackness: Reading My Identity in Maryse Condé’s “Segu”

Mia Fowler on Traveling to Ghana and Making Sense of Herself

By Mia Fowler | March 24, 2025

Little Meals for Little Ones: On the Joys of Sharing the Kitchen With Children

Little Meals for Little Ones: On the Joys of Sharing the Kitchen With Children

Rose Carrarini and marissa-catherine carrarini Offer Up a Simple Recipe For a Kid-Friendly Classic

By Rose Carrarini and marissa-catherine carrarini | March 24, 2025

These are the things that are getting us through this week.

These are the things that are getting us through this week.

By Brittany Allen | March 21, 2025

A new study traces the history of Black American literary groups.

A new study traces the history of Black American literary groups.

By Brittany Allen | March 21, 2025

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New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Choosing the Books For White Lotus and Much More

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The Reforestation of American Civic Life: What Publishing Can Do in the Face of the Trump

The Reforestation of American Civic Life: What Publishing Can Do in the Face of the Trump

Part Three of Josh Cook’s Series on the Challenges We Face

By Josh Cook | March 21, 2025

A Toxic Business: On America’s Practice of Shipping Its Trash to the Global South

A Toxic Business: On America’s Practice of Shipping Its Trash to the Global South

Alexander Clapp Explores the Dirty History and Lasting Impact of the International Waste Trade

By Alexander Clapp | March 21, 2025

How Service Workers Can Lead the Fight Against the Ruling Billionaire Class

How Service Workers Can Lead the Fight Against the Ruling Billionaire Class

Jodi Dean on the Provision of Universal Basic Services As a Key Component of a Post-Capitalist Future

By Jodi Dean | March 21, 2025

Between Existential Fear and Isolationist Exhaustion: The United States on the Eve of the Cold War

Between Existential Fear and Isolationist Exhaustion: The United States on the Eve of the Cold War

Clay Risen on the Geopolitical Shifts and Internal Political Climate That Led to the Red Scare

By Clay Risen | March 21, 2025

A Wordless Writer: Samina Ali on How Writing a Memoir Helped Her Brain Trauma Heal

A Wordless Writer: Samina Ali on How Writing a Memoir Helped Her Brain Trauma Heal

The Author of “Pieces You’ll Never Get Back” Reflects on the Aphasia that Forever Altered Her Life and Art

By Samina Ali | March 21, 2025

The Two Times You Meet the Devil: On Chance Encounters With the Everyday Strange

The Two Times You Meet the Devil: On Chance Encounters With the Everyday Strange

A. Kendra Greene: “The more I think about it, the more I wonder how many times we have met... and the devil has said nothing.”

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Here are the winners of this year’s National Book Critics Circle Awards.

Here are the winners of this year’s National Book Critics Circle Awards.

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