Lit Hub Daily: January 5, 2022

TODAY: In 1902, Stella Gibbons is born.  

• Publication dates may be subject to change, but our enthusiasm isn’t: here are our (196!) most anticipated books of 2022. | Lit Hub Reading Lists

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• Gonzo journalism as happy accident, revenge, collaboration: considering the legacy of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. | Lit Hub

• “To say that there is a renaissance in Native American fiction is an understatement.” Erika T. Wurth talks to Margaret Verble. | Lit Hub

• The mind-body loop: Caroline Williams reveals the surprising link between physical strength and a healthy brain. | Lit Hub Science

• “Mr. Mailer’s soldiers are real persons, speaking the vernacular of human bitterness and agony.” A 1948 review of Norman Mailer’s The Naked and the Dead. | Book Marks

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• Joanne Harris considers how her time as a teacher influenced her fiction. | CrimeReads

• “Books are just widgets in the grand scheme of things.” Lisa Gitelman on the ways of looking at a book. | Public Books

• Lincoln Michel considers the demise of cyberpunk and the disappearance of the body in fiction. | Uncanny Magazine

• “Speaking of Asian American representation, maybe what we need is more representation of Asian American bimbos.” Jean Chen Ho discusses her novel Fiona and Jane. | BOMB

• Robin D. G. Kelley and Bongani Madondo honor Greg Tate’s life, work, and legacy. | Boston Review

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• Indie publishers Black Ocean and Not a Cult have merged to form the Chapter House Publishing Group, where they will also host additional imprints. | Forbes

• These books chronicle the diverse culinary scene of South Florida and its history. | Eater Miami

• In writing about a terror attack, Preti Taneja says, “I felt my sense of the border between fiction as a maker and a lived experience had been broken.” | LARB

Also on Lit Hub: Laura Bogart on the catharsis and earnestness of The Matrix Resurrections • Jessie Greengrass on the intersection of muse and routine • Read from Jérôme Ferrari’s newly translated novel, In His Own Image(tr. Alison Anderson) 

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