Lit Hub Daily: March 6, 2024
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 1888, Louisa May Alcott, author of the novel Little Women, dies.
- Novelist Sanaë Lemoine sings the praises of the sheet pan and, with Olga Massov, shares a recipe for sheet pan fried rice. | Lit Hub Food
- “There are no grand themes in Kaul’s work, but an exploration and ultimately an acceptance of human limitations.” Kalpana Raina on translating her uncle Hari Krishna Kaul’s stories. | Lit Hub Criticism
- James Kaplan on Miles Davis’s legendary feud with Wynton Marsalis, one of the greatest generational battles in jazz. | Lit Hub Music
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Rachel Lyon and Leslie Jamison in conversation about writing separate but related books, mythology, motherhood, literary resonances, and more. | Lit Hub In Conversation
- “Neither did we yet know what the town founded / this century had interred—oil tanks. Which leaked.” Read “Remains,” a poem from Rose McLarney’s new collection, Colorfast. | Lit Hub Poetry
- “Throughout history, female sexuality and female desire have been tricky terrain.” On glass dildos and other early modern methods of self-pleasure. | Lit Hub History
- “Sahib seemed startled when he saw me. He drew back a little. My hunch was right.” Read from Hari Krishna Kaul’s short story collection, For Now, It Is Night. | Lit Hub Fiction
- “He saw science fiction as a means to spread modern knowledge in the country, open minds to new ideas, and spur development.” On the century-long tradition of Chinese science fiction. | JSTOR Daily
- Robert Spoo asks not only if literature can cure law, but also, should it? | Public Books
- Are lyrics literary without the context of a song? “Perhaps the real difference is that a song lyric has neither the narrative responsibilities of drama or prose, nor poetry’s duty to precision.” | The Guardian
- “I wanted to show how much power translators have, as opposed to just talking about it.” Translator and author Jennifer Croft in conversation with Juliette Jeffers. | Interview
- Liza Featherstone considers the disastrous environmental toll of A.I. | The New Republic
- “The detective is not some crusader for truth and justice, but just this obstacle.” Tana French talks to Sarah Weinman about her new novel, The Hunter. | Esquire
