Lit Hub Daily: November 15, 2023

• Chronicling the early days and inspirations of Willa Cather. | Lit Hub Biography

• “We all lie to ourselves. We manipulate with what phrases we leave behind.” Jenny Erpenbeck on spying, lying, and eros. | Lit Hub In Conversation

• Why Maurice, the 1987 film adaptation from Merchant Ivory, is a still-resonant queer text. | Lit Hub Film & TV

• When Europe was in its revolution era. | Lit Hub History

• Eve Moskowitz makes the case for wordless picture books—and recommends 12 of the best. | Lit Hub Parenting

• “For years, trans artists have alchemized disgust, rage, and monstrosity to give birth to cybernetic and primordial work. Rarely are they enshrined in the canon of transgressive women artists.” Grace Byron on bringing more trans artists into the transgressive canon. | Lux

• Take a look at the world’s greatest dictionary collection. | Atlas Obscura

• “Streisand will have not only the last word; she will have the most words, and also the most true ones.” Rachel Syme on My Name Is Barbra. | The New Yorker

• As schools across the US eliminate librarian positions, what will the consequences be for students? | Governing

• Bernardine Evaristo, Jeanette Winterson, Stephen Marche and more writers reflect on the threats and possibilities of AI. | The Guardian

Also on Lit Hub: James Elkins on the joy of immersion in a place • Finding love in the papers of an obscure medieval poet • Read from Gary Sernovitz’s latest novel, The Counting House