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Discovering the Power of Storytelling in a Tattered Old Pulp Paperback

Discovering the Power of Storytelling in a Tattered Old Pulp Paperback

Eight-Year-Old Edie Meidav Reads The Twilight Zone, Gets Hooked...

By Edie Meidav | April 11, 2017

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

What do you give someone who already has every book?

By Emily Temple | December 20, 2016

Stephanie Danler: On Losing Something Precious

Stephanie Danler: On Losing Something Precious

Of Talismans and the End of Love

By Stephanie Danler | June 10, 2016

How to Tell the Future With Books

How to Tell the Future With Books

From Bibliomancy to Chance Encounters, Books That Have Changed Lives

By Kate Angus | June 1, 2016

Redeeming the Kamasutra

Redeeming the Kamasutra

Wendy Doniger

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 11, 2016

The Biggest Cuties in Publishing

The Biggest Cuties in Publishing

The Most Important Year-End List of 2015

By Literary Hub | December 23, 2015

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Elvis Costello: The Teenage Years

By Elvis Costello | November 9, 2015

Is Canadian Fabulism a Hot New Genre?

By Charles Arrowsmith | November 9, 2015

A Tender Account of Knitting, Young Love, and a Dick Cozy

By Bill Roorbach | November 6, 2015

The Second Republican Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

The Second Republican Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

in which virtually, amnesty, and talking points take on new meaning

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | September 18, 2015

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

Emma Donoghue's Notes from the Set of Room

By Emma Donoghue | August 25, 2015

<em>Lolita</em>: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

Lolita: From Transgressive Lit to Pop Iconography

Or How We Ended Up with Lana Del Rey

By Rebecca Brill | August 18, 2015

In Praise of the Book Tower

In Praise of the Book Tower

On Clutter, Collecting, and the Infinite Stack

By Susan Harlan | June 17, 2015

On the Hierarchies of an Australian Strip Club

On the Hierarchies of an Australian Strip Club

Learning the Rules, Counting the Tips

By Sam George-Allen | June 8, 2015

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