Lit Hub Daily: January 12, 2023

TODAY: In 1976, Agatha Christie dies at 85.   

• Buckle in: it’s our 217 (!) most anticipated books of 2023. | Lit Hub

• Z.L. Nickels examines writing about God in works by Eliot Weinberger, Claire Luchette, Lauren Groff, and Kirstin Valdez Quade. | Lit Hub Religion

• In the latest installment of When I’m Not Writing, Larissa Pham muses on the importance of naming nature. | Lit Hub Nature

• THE ANNOTATED NIGHTSTAND: What An Yu is reading now and next, from Julie Otsuka to Kathryn Harlan. | Lit Hub Reading Lists

• “He may well be happy, but this is not the account of a man at peace.” It’s the 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week. | Book Marks

• Ian Maloney reflects on Jesus’ Son, first published 30 years ago: “In reading it this time, I saw it a hero’s journey.” | Vol. 1 Brooklyn

• “The unease that saturates Didion’s most famous work also permeates Ellis’ novel.” Charles Arrowsmith on Bret Easton Ellis’ oeuvre. | Los Angeles Times

• “I am interested in texts that are pure voice or deal with difficult experience using a tone that does not offer relief.” Recommended reading from Colm Tóibín. | The Paris Review

• “What works on the screen is not necessarily what works on the page.” Lincoln Michel offers some advice on unlearning bad writing habits gleaned from visual media. | Counter Craft

• Tim Judah considers the future of Ukraine. | NYRB

• “It’s fine, but it’s not for us: this is what we often conclude in group chats where we send each other links to the latest books and coverage about our hometown.” Jaime Chu on the state of Hong Kong’s anglophone literature. | The Baffler

Also on Lit Hub: Margo Price on finding truth and joy in writing a memoir • Life Advice for Book Lovers: Facing the sacrifices we make for family • Read from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest novel, Independence

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