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This Week in Literary History: Lord Byron Swims Across the Hellespont

This Week in Literary History: Lord Byron Swims Across the Hellespont

“I plume myself on this achievement more than I could possibly do on any kind of glory, political, poetical, or rhetorical.”

By Literary Hub | May 4, 2026

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

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

By Brittany Allen | May 1, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Including Books by Siri Hustvedt, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, Todd Smith, and More

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

By James Folta | March 24, 2026

What Playing Basketball Taught Me About the Creative Process

What Playing Basketball Taught Me About the Creative Process

Ben Markovits on the Lessons He Learned About Writing From Sports

By Ben Markovits | March 17, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

On Hail Mary, an Important History of American Women Playing Tackle Football

By Julie Kliegman | March 12, 2026

What Being a Professional Athlete Taught Me About Writing—and What It Didn’t

By James Hibbard | March 9, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | February 13, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | February 6, 2026

<em>The Washington Post</em> is gutting its books coverage.

The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage.

By Brittany Allen | February 4, 2026

Lace up your skates, the next horny hockey book is coming.

Lace up your skates, the next horny hockey book is coming.

By James Folta | January 12, 2026

How <em>Back to the Future</em> Made Me a Misfit Skateboarder

How Back to the Future Made Me a Misfit Skateboarder

Sean Mortimer on Embracing Counterculture and Following His Passions

By Sean Mortimer | January 12, 2026

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

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

By Brittany Allen | November 14, 2025

Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

Leslie Cohen on Writing a Romance Novel With Former NHL Hockey Player Sean Avery

By Leslie Cohen | November 10, 2025

How the Rise of Fascism Impacted the 1938 FIFA World Cup

How the Rise of Fascism Impacted the 1938 FIFA World Cup

Jonathan Wilson Explores the Political—and Personal—Upheaval at the Intersection of Politics and Sport

By Jonathan Wilson | November 7, 2025

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