How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

Ilan Stavans and Peter Gilliver Discuss the Philosophical and Pragmatic Aspects of the Oxford English Dictionary

By Ilan Stavans | September 29, 2025

What a 19th-Century Photograph Reveals About Power, Privilege and Violence in the American West

What a 19th-Century Photograph Reveals About Power, Privilege and Violence in the American West

Martha A. Sandweiss Unearths the Hidden History Behind a Moment of Westward Expansion Preserved for Posterity

By Martha A. Sandweiss | September 29, 2025

Ten Titles in Translation That Celebrate Ukraine

Ten Titles in Translation That Celebrate Ukraine

Nelly Klos Recommends Books, Plays, and Memoirs That Uplift Ukrainian Voices

By Nelly Klos | September 29, 2025

What Are We Getting Out of Mythology?

What Are We Getting Out of Mythology?

Seamus Sullivan on Honesty and Mercy in Reading Myths

By Seamus Sullivan | September 29, 2025

A New <em>Autobiography</em>: On Re-Envisioning Gertrude Stein’s Classic Cover

A New Autobiography: On Re-Envisioning Gertrude Stein’s Classic Cover

Lana Lin Asks Us to Reconsider Our Expectations of Memoir, Art and the Creative Process

By Lana Lin | September 29, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | September 26, 2025

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Solange Knowles is launching a free radical library.

By Brittany Allen | September 26, 2025

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | September 26, 2025

Why I Risked Arrest to Protest the Giller Prize’s Blood Money

By Literary Hub | September 26, 2025

Here's a handy guide to help you spot AI writing.

Here's a handy guide to help you spot AI writing.

By James Folta | September 26, 2025

Why Literary Festivals Still Matter

Why Literary Festivals Still Matter

Javier Garcia del Moral on Lessons in Inquietud and Investing in Art During Times of Tragedy

By Javier Garcia del Moral | September 26, 2025

The Disappearing Internet and a Culture Schlock on the Lit Hub Podcast

The Disappearing Internet and a Culture Schlock on the Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Maria Bustillos, Olivia Rutigliano, Samantha Hunt, and a phone call from Kate Broad

By The Lit Hub Podcast | September 26, 2025

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

Katie da Cunha Lewin on the Role of Writing Spaces in the Creative Lives of Virginia Woolf and Other Literary Icons

By Katie da Cunha Lewin | September 26, 2025

How to Party Like a Korean in the Middle of a Hurricane

How to Party Like a Korean in the Middle of a Hurricane

Irene Yoo Help You Make Mouthwatering Korean Grilled Pork Belly (Perfect For Any Party)

By Irene Yoo | September 26, 2025

M.L. Rio on Writing Real Songs for Fictional Bands

M.L. Rio on Writing Real Songs for Fictional Bands

“Too much granular detail can suck the life out of something.”

By M.L. Rio | September 26, 2025

How Modern Life Has Been Shaped By the Power to Choose

How Modern Life Has Been Shaped By the Power to Choose

From Sophia Rosenfeld’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “The Age of Choice”

By Sophia Rosenfeld | September 26, 2025

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