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What <em>The Endless Summer</em> Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

What The Endless Summer Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

Kunyalala Ndlovu Considers New Possibilities For Framing Global Surf Culture

By Kunyalala Ndlovu | June 15, 2021

On Meriwether Lewis’ Understudied Journey Through the Blackfoot Valley

On Meriwether Lewis’ Understudied Journey Through the Blackfoot Valley

John N. Maclean Details the Trip That “Marked the Coming of the White Man”

By John N. Maclean | June 15, 2021

“Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

“Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

Amelia Abraham Considers a Queer Icon

By Amelia Abraham | June 15, 2021

The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

Marissa Levien: “What kind of books do I like? Good books. That is the sum of it.”

By Marissa Levien | June 15, 2021

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

What the Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Can Teach Us About Real-Time Disasters

Ruby McConnell on Catastrophe’s Hard-Earned Lessons

By Ruby McConnell | June 15, 2021

The Long and Abundant History of Britain and Its Gardens

The Long and Abundant History of Britain and Its Gardens

Sir Roderick Floud on the Books That Built an Industry and a Nation’s Passion

By Roderick Floud | June 15, 2021

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Bryan Burrough on the Texas Creation Myth and the Real Story of the Alamo

By Keen On | June 15, 2021

On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

By Brittany Ackerman | June 15, 2021

Join Lit Hub & the Royal Society of Literature in celebrating Dalloway Day on June 16th!

By Literary Hub | June 14, 2021

Watch this never-aired ABC television profile of James Baldwin.

By Walker Caplan | June 14, 2021

Sinéad O’Connor on Discovering Van Morrison in Her Lonely Early Days in London

Sinéad O’Connor on Discovering Van Morrison in Her Lonely Early Days in London

“There’ll be a lifetime of goodbyes. I can’t have a problem with that.”

By Sinéad O'Connor | June 14, 2021

How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

How the Xenophobic Legacy of Ebola Shaped America’s Fear and Denial of COVID-19

Kari Nixon on the Harmful Effects of American Disease
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By Kari Nixon | June 14, 2021

Jews in Space: On the Unsung History of Jewish Writers and the Birth of Science Fiction

Jews in Space: On the Unsung History of Jewish Writers and the Birth of Science Fiction

Lavie Tidhar Considers the Past, Present, and Future of Jewish Writers in Sci-Fi and Fantasy

By Lavie Tidhar | June 14, 2021

Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

Akwaeke Emezi Considers Growing Up in the Town of Aba and the Darkness That Dwells in Memory

By Akwaeke Emezi | June 14, 2021

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

Dr. Kate Gale Talks to Amanda Montell, Author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

By Dr. Kate Gale | June 14, 2021

How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

Laura Lindstedt on the Different Ways We Read a Book

By Laura Lindstedt, translated by David Hackston | June 14, 2021

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