Literary Hub
Craft and Criticism
Literary Criticism
Craft and Advice
In Conversation
On Translation
Fiction and Poetry
Short Story
From the Novel
Poem
News and Culture
History
Science
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Food
Technology
Bookstores and Libraries
Film and TV
Travel
Music
Art and Photography
The Hub
Style
Design
Sports
BUY A HAT
Lit Hub Radio
The Lit Hub Podcast
Awakeners
Fiction/Non/Fiction
The Critic and Her Publics
Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
Memoir Nation
Beyond the Page
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
Thresholds
The Cosmic Library
Culture Schlock
Reading Lists
The Best of the Decade
Book Marks
Best Reviewed Books
CrimeReads
True Crime
The Daily Thrill
Log In
Craft and Criticism
Fiction and Poetry
News and Culture
Lit Hub Radio
Reading Lists
Book Marks
CrimeReads
Science
A Betrayal of Instinct: What Happens to Human Body When It Stops Eating
John Oakes on the Scientific and Biological Processes Behind Fasting
By
John Oakes
| February 26, 2024
The Man Who Remembered Everything—and Thought It Was Normal
Charan Ranganath on the Famous Case of Solomon Shereshevsky
By
Charan Ranganath
| February 26, 2024
UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort
The Author of "King Nyx" on the Paranormalist Charles Fort, Theodore Dreiser, and Dismissing Women's Intellects
By
Kirsten Bakis
| February 21, 2024
The Physics of Fiction: How Art and Science Inspire Each Other
Paul Halpern on Literary Representations of Black Holes, Wormholes, and Multiple Dimensions
By
Paul Halpern
| February 9, 2024
Dust, Desolation, and Awe: Rebecca Boyle on Would It Be Like to Return to the Moon
The Author of “Our Moon” on the Gritty Business of Survival on a Distant Rock
By
Rebecca Boyle
| February 8, 2024
How an Icelandic Bird Led to the Discovery of Human-Caused Extinction
Gísli Pálsson on the Undersung Work of the Naturalists John Wolley and Alfred Newton
By
Gísli Pálsson
| February 7, 2024
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
On What We Do (And Don’t) Understand About Tornadoes
By
Nell Greenfieldboyce
| February 1, 2024
Of Unborn Ghosts and Ancestral Murder; Or, Celebrating the Chaos That Led to Us
By
Brian Klaas
| January 24, 2024
How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity
By
Jitka Čejková
| January 16, 2024
Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas
Sukhada Tatke Remembers the Essayist and His Scientific and Creative Vision
By
Sukhada Tatke
| December 20, 2023
Making Sense of Santa, as a Science Reporter and a Parent
Nell Greenfieldboyce on Reason, Science, and Metaphorical Delights
By
Nell Greenfieldboyce
| December 13, 2023
Colonizing Plants: How Bougainvillea Conquered the World
Shahnaz Habib on the Relationship Between Colonialism, Natural Science and Travel
By
Shahnaz Habib
| December 6, 2023
Space Pastoral: Finding a New Literary Genre in the Slow Death of the International Space Station
Samantha Harvey on Sci-Fi Becoming Sci-Fact and the End of an Era in Technology
By
Samantha Harvey
| December 5, 2023
The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves
Sonja Swift Considers Lupine Representation and Demonization Across Cultures
By
Sonja Swift
| November 17, 2023
John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather” has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.
By
Jonny Diamond
| November 16, 2023
Not Everyone Agreed with Albert Einstein—Including Children, Schrödinger, and Heisenberg
Samuel Graydon on Three Moments in the Life of the Scientist
By
Samuel Graydon
| November 16, 2023
« First
‹ Previous
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Next ›
Last »
Page 9 of 48
Senior Sleuths: The Art and Appeal of Mysteries Starring Older Detectives
December 23, 2025
by
Michelle L. Cullen
The Day They Jailed The Babe
December 23, 2025
by
Dean Jobb
The Great Fictional Mystery Authors of Classic TV
December 23, 2025
by
Hector DeJean
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller She is very good at creating a 'sense of anticipation…"