Lit Hub Daily: March 30, 2026
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 1820, Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty, is born.
- “Why was I unharmed? Harm me! Choose me! Love me!” The Anthropic settlement, authorial clout, and the psychological consequences of publishing a book. | Lit Hub
- Just in time for spring, these are March’s best book covers. | Lit Hub Design
- Candis Watts Smith considers the meaning of Black silence in the current era of rising American authoritarianism. | Lit Hub Politics
- From cult classics to new series, here’s all the literary film and TV you need to stream in April. | Lit Hub Film
- Get ready for new paperbacks by Andrea Long Chu, Percival Everett, Ishion Hutchinson, and more! | Lit Hub Reading Lists
- Livia Gershon explores the history of satirical magazines that did serious political coverage in Chile and Argentina. | JSTOR Daily
- “Lethality has been a defense-policy buzzword for nearly a decade, but lately it has swelled into a rhetorical fixation.” Nitsuh Abebe on Pete Hegeth’s linguistic obsession. | The New York Times Magazine
- “At the turn of the 21st century, there was a massive resurgence of political feeling against the prevailing neoliberal consensus at the end of history…” Alex Colston on Anton Jäger’s Hyperpolitics. | Protean Magazine
- David George Haskell considers flowers, perfume, and the science of smell. | Orion
- “As I write this, on the ninth day of the war, oil facilities have been hit and black columns of smoke have darkened the horizon, rising to the heart of the sky.” An anonymous dispatch from Iran. | NYRB
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