On the Mysteries, Real and Imagined, Surrounding Christopher Columbus

On the Mysteries, Real and Imagined, Surrounding Christopher Columbus

Matthew Restall on the Familiar Political Battleground of Columbus

By Matthew Restall | October 13, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 10, 2025

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

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

By Brittany Allen | October 10, 2025

How a 1977 Czech Writers’ Manifesto Applies to the Stark Realities of America in 2025

How a 1977 Czech Writers’ Manifesto Applies to the Stark Realities of America in 2025

What We Can All Learn From the Courage of Charter 77

By Jonny Diamond | October 10, 2025

How Close Did We Come to Losing <em>Beowulf</em> Forever?

How Close Did We Come to Losing Beowulf Forever?

Robert Bartlett on a Vital Work of the Western Canon That Barely Survived Multiple Disasters

By Robert Bartlett | October 10, 2025

Pynchon and Splatterpunk in America on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

Pynchon and Splatterpunk in America on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Oliver Scialdone, Devin Thomas O'Shea, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 10, 2025

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What Hedda Reveals About the Timelessness of Feminine Rage

By Hannah Bonner | October 10, 2025

Why Donald Trump Wants to Erase John Brown’s Fiery Abolitionist Legacy (and Why He Will Fail)

By Robert S. Levine | October 10, 2025

Prelude to a Murder: When Misfits Falls in Love in Deepest Florida

By Gilbert King | October 10, 2025

Finding Grim Lessons of the 20th Century (and a Little Hope) in the Writing of Maria Janion

Finding Grim Lessons of the 20th Century (and a Little Hope) in the Writing of Maria Janion

Marta Figlerowicz on an Unsung Thinker and Writer About Fascism and Nationalism

By Marta Figlerowicz | October 10, 2025

Dr. Vivek Murthy, From the Heart

Dr. Vivek Murthy, From the Heart

live at the 2025 Sun Vally Writers' Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | October 10, 2025

New York’s largest ICE detention camp is blocking book deliveries.

New York’s largest ICE detention camp is blocking book deliveries.

By James Folta | October 9, 2025

László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 9, 2025

When the American Dream Goes Sideways; Or, Why I Am Not Like JD Vance

When the American Dream Goes Sideways; Or, Why I Am Not Like JD Vance

Georgiann Davis Offers Some Lessons From A Middle School Dropout

By Georgiann Davis | October 9, 2025

In Line With All the Pynchon Fans at the Midnight Release of <em> Shadow Ticket </em>

In Line With All the Pynchon Fans at the Midnight Release of Shadow Ticket

Brittany K. Allen—aka Eustace Meander—Goes Deep Undercover at Greenlight Books

By Brittany Allen | October 9, 2025

The Real Threat to Free Speech in America is From the Right, Not the Left—Stop Pretending Otherwise

The Real Threat to Free Speech in America is From the Right, Not the Left—Stop Pretending Otherwise

Maris Kreizman on the Difference Between Cancel Culture and Consequence Culture

By Maris Kreizman | October 9, 2025

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