Lit Hub Daily: February 25, 2025
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 1964, Grace Metalious, author of the novel Peyton Place, dies.
- “The nation’s founding document is nothing if not an attempt to convince the world of a dubious conspiracy theory.” Andrew Lawler traces an American history of conspiracy. | Lit Hub History
- Allison Epstein explores the benefits of writing classic lit fan fiction. | Lit Hub Craft
- This week brings new books by Paul Lisicky, Omar El Akkad, Riley Black, and more! | Lit Hub Reading Lists
- Dan Sheehan talks to Omar El-Akkad about genocide, Gaza, and the complicity of Western liberals. | Lit Hub In Conversation
- Wendy Chen considers what translating Li Qingzhao taught her about her own work: “There was a seductive magic to the process of translation; it felt like a communion that transcended time and space.” | Lit Hub On Translation
- Try this recipe for pistachio kulfi, inspired by Asha Thanki’s A Thousand Times Before. | Lit Hub Food
- “Once a part of our surprisingly vibrant literary scene, Chabon both gets Pittsburgh and her writers, respecting us enough to gently mock.” Ed Simon reflects on Wonder Boys after 30 years. | Lit Hub Criticism
- Ada Calhoun argues in praise of the oft-maligned book blurb. | Lit Hub Craft
- “I’ve stopped writing for a bit. It’s dark now.” Read from Sophie Madeline Dess’s novel, What You Make of Me. | Lit Hub Fiction
- Joseph Cox on finding a slop publisher selling an AI rip-off of his book. | 404 Media
- “Was I surprised when Mr. Gorey wrote me back? I don’t recollect, but most probably not.” Cynthia Rose remembers corresponding with Edward Gorey. | The Comics Journal
- Michael Cunningham revisits Annie Proulx’s “Brokeback Mountain:” “I wonder sometimes if most great love stories aren’t also ghost stories…” | The New Yorker
- “Perhaps when a neurotypical reads Convenience Store Woman, they are experiencing what an autistic person feels like reading fiction most of the time—and that’s not a bad thing.” Clare Richards on the significance of disabled writers and translators presenting their community on their own terms. | Words Without Borders
- A brief history of the book ladder. | Slate
- “A dirty, rotten war is unfolding before my eyes. The world is starting to get used to it. I cannot get used to it.” Hari Kunzru interviews László Krasznahorkai. | The Yale Review
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