Lit Hub Daily: August 31, 2026
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 1919, Amrita Pritam is born.
- “Terror wasn’t the only weapon the Nazis used against the American prisoners. Sometimes, they used propagandistic persuasion as well.” On the myths and facts of Dresden in Slaughterhouse-Five. | Lit Hub Biography
- Marlon James tells Eric Olson about (finally!) writing a novel that draws from his life. | Lit Hub In Conversation
- In defense of the frivolous: “It allows us to partake in stead in the fun of gossip, to enjoy the delights of fashion and fragrance, to devour sugary cookies until our gluttony is sated, the soul fat as a full belly.” | Lit Hub Criticism
- Meet Pierre “Peter” Ortiz, the undercover spy who saved countless lives during World War II. | Lit Hub History
- Samira Ahmed (British) talks to Samira Ahmed (American) about her new book on iconic Beatles film A Hard Days Night. | Lit Hub In Conversation
- Books by Adam Johnson, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Sarah Moss, and more are arriving in paperback this September. | Lit Hub Reading Lists
- “Nanette and Josie finished praying and walked toward the bus stop. Josie pulled out her phone. She wanted to show Nanette a group she’d found on Instagram: @NunsAgainstGuns.” Read from Meg Howrey’s new novel, Body Language. | Lit Hub Fiction
- Hanif Abdurraqib writes an ode to the group chat, “that has, in a way, become its own neighborhood, its own universe.” | The New Yorker
- Robert Kiyosaki, Trump crony and author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is apparently $1.2 billion in debt. | Vanity Fair
- AI is recommending fake brands. Deana Burke talks to Daisy Alioto about an experiment in retail slop. | Dirt
- How the word weird got to be so…weird. | Dead Language Society
- Cal Biruk looks at recent books on birding and explores the hobby’s “future oriented” nature. | Public Books
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