Where Words Dissolve: Yoko Tawada on Language as a Destabilizing Force

Where Words Dissolve: Yoko Tawada on Language as a Destabilizing Force

“I am searching for that state just before individual languages are dismantled—freed from their meanings and finally annihilated.”

By Yoko Tawada | August 18, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | August 15, 2025

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

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

By Brittany Allen | August 15, 2025

A Million Sour Cherry Orchards: Olia Hercules on Remembering the Ghosts of Ukraine

A Million Sour Cherry Orchards: Olia Hercules on Remembering the Ghosts of Ukraine

The Author of "Strong Roots" Paints a Portrait of Her Ancestral Land in the Wake of Russia's Invasion

By Olia Hercules | August 15, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Publishers Marketplace 101, Maris Kreizman Burns It Down, and More

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Publishers Marketplace 101, Maris Kreizman Burns It Down, and More

Featuring Erin Somers, Jonny Diamond, Maris Kreizman, James Folta, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | August 15, 2025

How We Can Improve Our Lives by Going Outside

How We Can Improve Our Lives by Going Outside

Marc Berman on the Physical and Mental Healing Properties of Nature

By Marc Berman | August 15, 2025

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Secrecy, Leverage, and Power: The Art World’s Economy of Truth

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Carole Hinojosa on Motherhood in the Face of Addiction

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“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

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How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza's Murdered Journalists?

How Do We Tell the Story of Gaza's Murdered Journalists?

Steven W. Thrasher on Trying to Make Sense of a Slaughter

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 14, 2025

New Hampshire will soon allow parents to see their children’s library checkouts.

New Hampshire will soon allow parents to see their children’s library checkouts.

By James Folta | August 14, 2025

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Maris Kreizman Wonders Who Will Be Left to Pass Judgment on Book-Related Cases

By Maris Kreizman | August 14, 2025

A Tour of the Private: Traversing the Physical and Memory Landscape of North America

A Tour of the Private: Traversing the Physical and Memory Landscape of North America

Joanna Pocock Retraces Her Transcontinental Journey and Revisits the Circumstances That Motivated It

By Joanna Pocock | August 14, 2025

“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

“My Legacy is of Broken Men.” Michael Thomas on Dreams, Alcoholism, and Black Fatherhood

The Author of “The Broken King” Unpacks Intimacy and the the Fear of Endangering His Son

By Michael Thomas | August 14, 2025

The Night the Warring Poet Clans of NYC Came Together in Peace

The Night the Warring Poet Clans of NYC Came Together in Peace

Nathan Kernan on James Schuyler’s First Public Poetry Reading

By Nathan Kernan | August 14, 2025

Memoir On a Hill: Finding the Best Way to Tell the Story of America

Memoir On a Hill: Finding the Best Way to Tell the Story of America

Jason Mott Navigates the Demands of Fiction and Nonfiction in the Second Trump Era

By Jason Mott | August 14, 2025

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