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

Becoming a Parent Changes <em>How</em> You Write... But Must It Change What You Write?

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

Danny Lorberbaum on Balancing Creativity and New Fatherhood

By Danny Lorberbaum | June 13, 2025

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

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

Dr. Merijn van de Laar Explores the Sleeping Patterns and Habits of Our Earliest Ancestors

By Merijn van de Laar | June 13, 2025

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“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 Iliad

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

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

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

What Submersibles Reveal About the Violent Underbelly of the Human Psyche

What Submersibles Reveal About the Violent Underbelly of the Human Psyche

Matthew Gavin Frank Explores the Dark Side of Our Desire to Explore the Ocean’s Depths

By Matthew Gavin Frank | June 12, 2025

“No One Makes ‘Yo Mama’ Jokes After the Funeral.” Hanif Abdurraqib on the Power of Unexpected Humor

“No One Makes ‘Yo Mama’ Jokes After the Funeral.” Hanif Abdurraqib on the Power of Unexpected Humor

On Breaking Down the Walls of Decorum

By Hanif Abdurraqib | June 12, 2025

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