The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism

The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism

Julie Phillips Considers a Beloved Author’s Lifetime of Helping With the Housework of Democracy

By Julie Phillips | January 3, 2025

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

The Author of “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” in Conversation with Sandra Guzmán

By Sandra Guzmán | January 3, 2025

Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025

Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025

Maris Kreizman Looks Ahead to the New Year

By Maris Kreizman | January 2, 2025

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories from 2024

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories from 2024

The Best Writing at the Site This Year, According to the Editors

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of 2024

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of 2024

Including Alice Munro, Keanu Reeves, and Nicholas Sparks's Chicken Salad

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Because Facts Still Matter

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

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“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

By Liana Finck | December 18, 2024

Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote

By Literary Hub | December 18, 2024

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2024

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

By Ed Simon | December 13, 2024

Reporters Without Borders finds that Palestine was the deadliest place in 2024 for journalists.

Reporters Without Borders finds that Palestine was the deadliest place in 2024 for journalists.

By James Folta | December 12, 2024

New Jersey fights back in the face of national book-banning.

New Jersey fights back in the face of national book-banning.

By Jonny Diamond | December 12, 2024

Peeling <em>The Onion</em>: Did the Infowars Decision Just Kill Satire? 

Peeling The Onion: Did the Infowars Decision Just Kill Satire? 

Aron Solomon on the Alarming Precedent Set by a Texas Bankruptcy Judge

By Aron Solomon | December 12, 2024

A Call to the Modern Language Association to Let Members Decide About BDS

A Call to the Modern Language Association to Let Members Decide About BDS

“Some of us became teachers of literature because we believe it helps keep us human, even in a world of genocide.”

By Literary Hub | December 12, 2024

On “White Slavery” and the Roots of the Contemporary Sex Trafficking Panic

On “White Slavery” and the Roots of the Contemporary Sex Trafficking Panic

Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam Explore the Racist Roots of a Moral Panic

By Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam | December 12, 2024

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument

The Author of “The Afterlife Is Letting Go” Remembers James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Debate Over a Topaz Sculpture’s Removal

By Brandon Shimoda | December 11, 2024

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