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As the White Horse Tavern closes for reno, locals fear ghost of Dylan Thomas may never return

The White Horse Tavern, beloved of literary tourists and finance bros alike, has been closed for renovations after a change in ownership. As Gothamist reports, locals are concerned enough about the new regime (namely landlord Steve Croman and restaurateur Eytan Read more >

By Jonny Diamond

Everything you've ever wanted to know about Lit Hub social media but were afraid to ask

It is we, Lit Hub’s social media editor! Actually, I’m going to use the first person singular here. On this, the inaugural day of Lit Hub’s thoroughly modern web log, I wanted to share with you my answers to some Read more >

By Jessie Gaynor

Hi. We’ve redesigned Lit Hub, launched a blog, and added a podcast network.

Hi. If you’re a semi-regular visitor to Lit Hub dot com first of all thank you—but also, you may have noticed we’ve changed a few things today; for example, this is a blog post, located on our new blog, The Read more >

By Jonny Diamond

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what's publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

Every week, a new crop of great new books hit the shelves. If we could read them all, we would, but since time is finite and so is the human capacity for page-turning, here are a few of the ones Read more >

By Emily Temple

William Faulkner's grudging, misogynistic fan letter to Anita Loos

In 1925, when Anita Loos (born on this day in 1889) published Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady, it was an instant best-seller—in fact, in 1926, it was the second-best-selling book of the entire year (unlike, Read more >

By Emily Temple

VIDEO: Rebecca Solnit on writing a liberated Cinderella

Rebecca Solnit’s Cinderella Liberator, her retelling of the classic fairytale for today’s kids, shows a new version of the story in which “nobody gets married, nobody becomes a princess, the prince needs liberation too.” Her goal was to portray “a really Read more >

By Literary Hub

The conference bringing critics of color together: Jack Jones' Culture, Too

If you don’t know about Jack Jones Literary Arts, founded by Kima Jones in 2015, you’ll probably at least recognize some of its clientele: Naomi Jackson, Tyehimba Jess, Angie Thomas, Tananarive Due, and Donald Quist, among others. Through personalized publicity campaigns Read more >

By Aaron Robertson