On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

How Understanding Her Neurodiverse Protagonist Helped Mathangi Subramanian Understand Herself

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

Kate Preziosi on Recent Books by Rachel Lyon, Scarlett Thomas, and Kimberly King Parsons

By Kate Preziosi | July 24, 2024

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 24, 2024

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 24, 2024

What to read next based on your favorite reality show.

What to read next based on your favorite reality show.

By Brittany Allen | July 23, 2024

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

Brandon Keim Considers the Human Case for Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

By Klaudia Khan | July 23, 2024

Shalom Auslander on the First Story He Was Ever Told

By Shalom Auslander | July 23, 2024

The Cofounder of Guernica on Free Speech and the Retraction of the Israel-Gaza Essay

By Michael Archer | July 22, 2024

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s <em>Parable of the Sower</em>

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Roz Dineen on the Book Everyone Should Read Now

By Roz Dineen | July 22, 2024

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Mira Ptacin on Transforming One’s Inner Critic

By Mira Ptacin | July 22, 2024

A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

A Better Way to Teach History: On Adapting James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me”

Nate Powell on Book Bans and the Problem of American “Heroification”

By Nate Powell | July 22, 2024

From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

From Dream to Nightmare: On the Deadly Manifestations of Religious Hatred in India

Zara Chowdhary Remembers a Idyllic Childhood Torn Apart by Violent Sectarianism

By Zara Chowdhary | July 22, 2024

Florida’s Commissioner of Education thinks Jane Austen was an American.

Florida’s Commissioner of Education thinks Jane Austen was an American.

By James Folta | July 19, 2024

Joe Biden’s Gaza Problem: It’s Not Just the Pundit Class That Wants Him Gone

Joe Biden’s Gaza Problem: It’s Not Just the Pundit Class That Wants Him Gone

Dan Sheehan on Progressives’ Anger with the Current President

By Dan Sheehan | July 19, 2024

Should you read Keanu Reeves's novel?

Should you read Keanu Reeves's novel?

By Drew Broussard | July 19, 2024

Page 98 of 1016

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member