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How Franz Kafka achieved cult status in Cold War America: Brian K. Goodman traces the origins of the term “Kafkaesque.” | Lit Hub Criticism
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Grifter princesses, sci-fi romance, and unchosen ones: here are July’s best sci-fi and fantasy books. | Lit Hub
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“I wouldn’t have written anything over the past six years without my children’s naps.” Kate Zambreno on getting the writing done (and more). | Lit Hub
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Chronicle of a battle foretold: How one American town went to war over desegregation. | Lit Hub History
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From the Labor Bund to the Lesbian Bar, Molly Crabapple profiles the legendary poet Irena Klepfisz. | Lux
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Oh dear: TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, is launching a publishing company. | The New York Times
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The New Yorker fiction issue features short fiction from Jhumpa Lahiri, Camille Bordas, and Hiromi Kawakami, a profile of Samuel R. Delany by Julian Lucas, and an essay from Zadie Smith. | The New Yorker
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“We can and should mock Hawley, but we’re taking a risk if we don’t read between the lines.” Ginny Hogan reads Manhood. | The Nation
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Test your knowledge of the summer bestsellers of yore. | The Washington Post
Also on Lit Hub: Marsha Gordon on Ursula Parrott’s ambitious women • Caitlin Shetterly on the honest humility of going gray • More from the author of Mrs Caliban
