Lit Hub Daily: February 16, 2026
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 1848, French author Octave Mirbeau is born. He dies on the same day in 1917.
- This week in literary history, Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City. | Lit Hub History
- “It was decent of Rothman to bring me an extra blanket and down pillow. You’ll be happy to know that I am as comfortable as one can be away from their own bed.” Read from Zeeva Bukai’s new novel, The World Between. | Lit Hub Fiction
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