Lit Hub Daily: August 8, 2023

• “We have a duty to ask what constitutes the literature of a nation.” In an open letter to the Pulitzer Prizes, 125 writers argue that it’s time to recognize literature by noncitizens. | Lit Hub

• Lydia Kiesling talks to Jane Ciabattari about writing an oil novel in the age of climate change. | Lit Hub In Conversation

• Happy birthday to these 24 new books. | The Hub

• “It was like unearthing shards of Roman pottery.” Julie Otsuka on writing from memories. | Lit Hub

• This month’s Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers features Maya Binyam, Rachel Cantor, Peter Heller, Daniel Magariel, and Ben Purkert. | Lit Hub Questionnaire

• AJ Pearce recounts finding inspiration in advice columns from WWII-era women’s magazines. | Lit Hub

• The best historical crime novels of 2023 (so far). | CrimeReads

• Stay the night in your favorite (dead) author’s house. | The Washington Post

• “Victoria’s moral clarity, determination, and love of country impressed me greatly.” Jon Lee Anderson on the life and death of the Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina. | The New Yorker

• Inside the small-but-mighty Bluemoose publishing house. | The Guardian

• Paramount has reached a deal to sell Simon & Schuster to KKR, a private equity firm. | The New York Times

• Dirt has a new short story from Laurie Stone. | Dirt

• Cristina Rivera Garza explores the evolution of the term femicide and the importance of naming the femicider. | Words Without Borders

• Are libraries the future of media? | Popula

Also on Lit Hub: Arianne Shahvisi on the intersection of philosophy and social justice • New poetry from Sally Wen Mao • Read a story from Diane Williams’s latest collection, I Hear You’re Rich