How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

Elizabeth Vartkessian on the Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in America

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This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

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Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

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

By Brittany Allen | January 16, 2026

<em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em> Anticipates!

The Lit Hub Podcast Anticipates!

featuring McKayla Coyle, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Olivia Rutigliano, Dan Sheehan, Emily Temple, and Drew Broussard

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The Rise of Carlos the Jackal, the Most Feared Terrorist of the 1970s

The Rise of Carlos the Jackal, the Most Feared Terrorist of the 1970s

Jason Burke on the Early Years of an Infamous Icon of Political Violence

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On Lidia Yuknavitch’s “Anti-Memoir” <em>The Chronology of Water</em>

On Lidia Yuknavitch’s “Anti-Memoir” The Chronology of Water

Asha Dore Considers Stories in the Body, on the Page, and on Screen

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The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

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On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

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What to read next if Blue Moon was your favorite movie of 2025.

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Eugene Lim has won the 2025 John Dos Passos Prize.

Eugene Lim has won the 2025 John Dos Passos Prize.

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How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

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A new weekly top 40 list highlights bestselling indie books.

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The Church of David Bowie

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Peter Ormerod on the Rock Godliness of Ziggy Stardust

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Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

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Against Generative AI: Is Art the Last Refuge of Our Humanity?

Against Generative AI: Is Art the Last Refuge of Our Humanity?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Importance of the Creative Ego

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How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

Eve MacDonald on Myth, Conquest and Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean

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