Last month, we blogged about researchers using ecological models to estimate the amount of lost medieval literature, and now, we’re blogging about the opposite: researchers using work from creatives to conduct ecological research. As JSTOR Daily highlighted this week, scientists Read more >
It’s not even noon and we’ve basically cycled through two fruitless Twitter storms around putatively bookish topics. The first seems like a classic case of engagement farming (“How can you read fiction during a time of war [you escapist monster]?”), Read more >
This evening, during a virtual event, the National Book Critics Circle announced the recipients of its 2021 book awards, spread across six categories, and also awarded the previously announced Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award (to the Percival Everett), the Nona Balakian Read more >
Here at Lit Hub, we believe strongly in the power of poetry. So we were heartened to see all of Twitter come together because of a single poem—or, actually, the mention of a single poem. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: “Later Read more >
Are you tired of getting your short stories rejected by literary magazines with weird names like Ploughshares, The Paris Review, and, lol, The New Yorker? Do you, a writer of a searing, minimalist narratives of longing and loss amid the Read more >
If you’ve been paying attention to local news, you know the wave of book bans sweeping the nation isn’t slowing down—but people are pushing back. PEN America continues to speak out against censorship; a professor has offered to teach Maus Read more >
Something nice to look at this Wednesday: Swedish artist Cecilia Levy, a former bookbinder and graphic designer, is creating paper sculptures of familiar objects using words and phrases carved from vintage books. She tears, cuts and shreds the pages and Read more >
Yesterday, Lambda Literary announced the finalists for its annual Lammy Awards, which recognize and celebrate the best queer fiction and nonfiction published in the last year. The Lammys—now in their 34th year—are awarded across 24 categories—Lesbian Fiction, Gay Fiction, Bisexual Read more >
In case you weren’t aware, Haruki Murakami has had his own radio show in Japan for awhile, in which he regularly takes listeners on a tour of his extensive record collection. This Friday (11pm Tokyo time), he’s going to devote Read more >
Today in things that are incredibly helpful: Matt Bell, author of the novel Appleseed and writing guide Refuse to Be Done, shared, over Twitter, an example of a cover letter for creative writers looking for academic jobs. The letter he shared was one he Read more >
A news story that exists somewhat sideways to the wave of book bans sweeping the nation: a Mississippi assistant principal has been fired after reading a humorous children’s book called I Need a New Butt! to a second-grade class—and now Read more >
Here’s a way to help the situation in Ukraine while also potentially getting something amazing in return: check out a fundraising auction from Pan Macmillan, which lasts until March 20 and has already raised more than £40,000 for British Ukrainian Read more >
As Republican-led state and local governing bodies around the country continue to insert themselves into the lives of everyday citizens—denying them autonomy of body, identity, and mind—it’s important to highlight the brave work of the younger generation, who so often Read more >
It’s official: the sun is setting later and later! We may have lost an hour of sleep this weekend, but in my opinion, it’s worth the extra hour of daylight that’s tacked on. What’re you going to do with that Read more >
Actress Ally Sheedy, most well-known by some fans for roles in 1980s films like The Breakfast Club and WarGames, is returning to the screen in Freeform’s new comedy Single Drunk Female. As Vanity Fair reported, this is Sheedy’s return to Read more >
Last December, the literary world mourned the loss of essayist Eve Babitz—joyful, sharp observer of Los Angeles. Now, The Huntington Library in San, Marino has announced it has acquired Babitz’s archive, meaning researchers will be able to browse drafts of Read more >
George Saunders has been busy—teaching the craft of writing (rigorously, one might add) on Substack, as well as continuing to teach at Syracuse—but his personal writing hasn’t taken a backseat: on October 18, Random House will publish Liberation Day, his Read more >
If you, like Oprah, Reese, Emma, other Emma, Kaia, and Jenna before you, are planning to start your own book club, your first order of business is to make sure you’re extremely famous—whether via your famous model mother or your Read more >
Earlier this week I noted that billion-dollar-Bard College had decided to cut funding to legendary lit journal Conjunctions. Well, that decision apparently caused so much outrage that the ever vibe-conscious Bard is now trying to figure out how to keep Read more >
Critics and audiences are hailing the release of Abbott Elementary, ABC’s new workplace sitcom created by and starring Quinta Brunson (and, by the way, featuring a virtuosic comedic performance by Janelle James). Abbott Elementary, which received the highest comedy ratings Read more >
