40 Hamlets, Ranked

40 Hamlets, Ranked

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

By Emily Temple | August 11, 2020

A Long, Surreal Night in Russia's Far East, in Search of the Elusive Fish Owl

A Long, Surreal Night in Russia's Far East, in Search of the Elusive Fish Owl

Jonathan C. Slaght: “Don’t make any noise and move as little as possible.”

By Jonathan Slaght | August 11, 2020

Frédéric Chopin in Exile: The Making of a Romantic

Frédéric Chopin in Exile: The Making of a Romantic

How Poland's November Uprising Inspired the Composers Best-Known Music

By Annik LaFarge | August 11, 2020

How Stephen Miller Abandoned the Lessons of His Jewish Ancestors

How Stephen Miller Abandoned the Lessons of His Jewish Ancestors

Fleeing Pogroms in Russia, Miller's Mother's Family Escaped to the US

By Jean Guerrero | August 11, 2020

The Racist History of Celebrating the American Tomboy

The Racist History of Celebrating the American Tomboy

Lisa Selin Davis on the Endless Privileges Accorded to White Girls

By Lisa Selin Davis | August 11, 2020

Charlotte Wood on the Subconscious Act of Writing

Charlotte Wood on the Subconscious Act of Writing

"In 20 years of writing I’d never abandoned ship like this."

By Charlotte Wood | August 11, 2020

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When One Doctor-Turned-Novelist Reads Another

By Melanie Cheng | August 11, 2020

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

By Teddy Wayne | August 11, 2020

Iconic Lower East Side bookstore Bluestockings has found a new home!

By Jonny Diamond | August 10, 2020

Zombies, Pigs, Zombie Pigs, Capitalism, and You

Zombies, Pigs, Zombie Pigs, Capitalism, and You

Brad Bolman on the Difference Between Recycling Waste
and Exploiting It

By Brad Bolman | August 10, 2020

What Could I Live with, for the Sake of Us?

What Could I Live with, for the Sake of Us?

Molly Wizenberg on What It Means to Form a Couple

By Molly Wizenberg | August 10, 2020

The Trap of Pursuing Well-Being... And the Billion-Dollar Industry Behind It

The Trap of Pursuing Well-Being... And the Billion-Dollar Industry Behind It

Gelong Thubten on Escaping "the Cultural Disease of Our Times"

By Gelong Thubten | August 10, 2020

Writing in the Ancestral <br>Cherokee Homeland

Writing in the Ancestral
Cherokee Homeland

For Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle There is No Place Like Home

By Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle | August 10, 2020

Here's a list of non-distressing things to read this weekend.

Here's a list of non-distressing things to read this weekend.

By Corinne Segal | August 7, 2020

Get your first look at the new adaptation of <em>Rebecca</em> here.

Get your first look at the new adaptation of Rebecca here.

By Emily Temple | August 7, 2020

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | August 7, 2020

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