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5 Novels That Embody the Lived Experience of Womanhood

5 Novels That Embody the Lived Experience of Womanhood

From Elena Ferrante to Weike Wang, Life is in the Details

By Jana Casale | August 30, 2018

9 Books That Destroy New York City As We Know It

9 Books That Destroy New York City As We Know It

Light Reading For When Escape is Not an Option

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2018

5 Mid-Century Commonwealth Writers You Should Read

5 Mid-Century Commonwealth Writers You Should Read

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By Patrick DeWitt | August 28, 2018

In Praise of the Unshelveable: 10 Weird Finds From the Used Books Boxes

In Praise of the Unshelveable: 10 Weird Finds From the Used Books Boxes

Augustus Rose on the "Marginalia" That Inspired His Novel

By Augustus Rose | August 27, 2018

What We Loved This Week

What We Loved This Week

The Lit Hub Staff on Babylon Berlin, The Incendiaries, GLOW, and more

By Literary Hub | August 24, 2018

10 Little-Known Children’s Books by Famous Writers

10 Little-Known Children’s Books by Famous Writers

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By Emily Temple | August 23, 2018

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By Laura June | August 17, 2018

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Queer Black Poets Since the Harlem Renaissance: A Reading List

Queer Black Poets Since the Harlem Renaissance: A Reading List

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From P.G. Wodehouse to Jane Smiley, 7 Comic Novels You Should Read

From P.G. Wodehouse to Jane Smiley, 7 Comic Novels You Should Read

Inman Majors on the Books That Make Him Laugh

By Inman Majors | August 16, 2018

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By Literary Hub | August 10, 2018

When Your Imposter Syndrome is Out of Control

When Your Imposter Syndrome is Out of Control

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A Tour of the Grandest Buildings in Literature

A Tour of the Grandest Buildings in Literature

From the Overlook to Thornfield, a Glass House, and More

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The Complexity of Keeping House is Worthy of Great Literature

The Complexity of Keeping House is Worthy of Great Literature

From Finland to Earthsea, 10 Important Books About Domestic Labor

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