June, joyfully, is here, bringing with it the official start of summer and Pride month—two grand things in my book. And, speaking of books, it’s a new month, which means there’s a whole new set of exciting ones to look Read more >
I spent a few days in DC over the long weekend for a wedding. Walking around leafy and well-appointed Capital Hill, I overheard a conversation between two older folks, as their dogs warily sniffed each other, about how people were Read more >
Oh, Jay Gatsby. That rascal of yore, that West Egg striver. His story has haunted the Great American canon for just-about-a hundred years. And Fitzgerald’s classic seems, to me, to be in its own class when it comes to spawning Read more >
According to the powers that be (er, apparently according to Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network), May is Short Story Month. To celebrate, for the second year in a row, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending a single Read more >
According to the powers that be (er, apparently according to Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network), May is Short Story Month. To celebrate, for the second year in a row, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending a single short story, Read more >
If you’re reading Lit Hub, it’s a fair guess that you have fond memories of school reading challenges over summer break, those individual and classroom-wide challenges to log your summer’s reading, show off, and maybe earn a prize in September. Read more >
I haven’t stopped thinking about I Saw the TV Glow, the new A24 film from writer/director Jane Schoenbrun, since seeing it over the weekend. It’s one of the best movies of the year (I scream-cried in the car on the Read more >
Since last October, the Writers Against the War on Gaza have been organizing culture workers for Palestine. You may know them from their much-circulated solidarity letter. Or their call for an academic boycott of Israel. In tandem with these actions, Read more >
According to the powers that be (er, apparently according to Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network), May is Short Story Month. To celebrate, for the second year in a row, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending a single short story, Read more >
The last days of May are flitting away, with (one hopes) a glorious summer ahead. A new season is an excellent opportunity to reflect on all that has been, all that is, and what you hope the time to come Read more >
A new report on AI and creative industries just dropped, and as expected, it’s full of upsetting and depressing details. The dryly titled “State of Play: Exploring Generative AI‘s Transformative Effects on the Media & Entertainment Industry” was commissioned by Read more >
Amid mounting pressure from campaigners and withdrawls by scheduled artists, the Hay Festival (one of the UK’s most prominent literary festivals) has dropped investment management firm Baillie Gifford as its principal sponsor over the latter’s ties to Israel and the fossil Read more >
According to the powers that be (er, apparently according to Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network), May is Short Story Month. To celebrate, for the second year in a row, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending a single short story, Read more >
As crocuses bloom and pollen kicks up, we enter wedding season. Weddings, with their abundant rites, tend to call up a lot. There’s the psychological freight. The expenses. The freak-outs inevitable when two families collide. We say a wedding is Read more >
Today is a double anniversary in New York City. On May 23, 1845, the New York Police Department was founded, and 50 years later on May 23, 1895, the New York Public Library was established. Today, over a century and Read more >
According to the powers that be (er, apparently according to Dan Wickett of the Emerging Writers Network), May is Short Story Month. To celebrate, for the second year in a row, the Literary Hub staff will be recommending a single short story, Read more >
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