How Medieval Monks and Scribes Helped Preserve Classical Culture

How Medieval Monks and Scribes Helped Preserve Classical Culture

Bernd Roeck on the Role of Monasteries in Laying the Intellectual Groundwork for the Renaissance

By Bernd Roeck | June 16, 2025

Power, Motherhood and Murder: On the Life and Death of Agrippina the Younger

Power, Motherhood and Murder: On the Life and Death of Agrippina the Younger

Diana Arterian Explores the All-Consuming Ancient Obsession Behind Her Latest Poetry Collection

By Diana Arterian | June 16, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | June 13, 2025

The 2025 Young Lions Fiction Award goes to Alexander Sammartino.

The 2025 Young Lions Fiction Award goes to Alexander Sammartino.

By James Folta | June 13, 2025

Here's everything that's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's everything that's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | June 13, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: To Be or Not To Be? To Rec or Not to Rec?

On the Lit Hub Podcast: To Be or Not To Be? To Rec or Not to Rec?

featuring Jeremy McCarter, James Folta, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 13, 2025

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Becoming a Parent Changes How You Write... But Must It Change What You Write?

By Danny Lorberbaum | June 13, 2025

How Exactly Did Hunter-Gatherers Sleep? On Rest and Relaxation in the Prehistoric Era

By Merijn van de Laar | June 13, 2025

“The Finch Interested Me...” In Memory of Lewis H. Lapham and the Magazine He Founded

By Donovan Hohn | June 13, 2025

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

How Donald Trump’s Truculent Retro Masculinity Duped Working Class Men

How Donald Trump’s Truculent Retro Masculinity Duped Working Class Men

Joan C. Williams on the Economic and Emotional Factors Behind the Rise of Right-Wing Populism in America

By Joan C. Williams | June 13, 2025

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

Liberating Lit: Iryn Tushabe on Writing Stories of African Black Queer Joy Under Oppression

The Author of “Everything Is Fine Here” Recalls a Seminal “This American Life” Episode

By Iryn Tushabe | June 13, 2025

Taking Up Space: Relationships as Sites of Social Transformation

Taking Up Space: Relationships as Sites of Social Transformation

Prentis Hemphill Encourages Us to Reevaluate Our Conceptions of Embodiment, Space and Human Connection

By Prentis Hemphill | June 13, 2025

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

Food as First Language: Mike Curato on the Validation of Learning to Cook Filipino Food

The Author of “Gaysians” Rediscovers Memories of an Immigrant Childhood Through Special Dishes

By Mike Curato | June 13, 2025

Here are the winners of the 2025 Women's Prizes in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Women's Prizes in Fiction and Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | June 12, 2025

Showbiz shows and publishing shows: </br>A list of pairings.

Showbiz shows and publishing shows:
A list of pairings.

By Brittany Allen | June 12, 2025

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