Lit Hub Daily: September 13, 2021

• “Feeling afraid to obey the demands of your own heart? Is there anything more human?” Jennifer Finney Boylan considers Henry David Thoreau and the risks we take to live our full truth. | Lit Hub Memoir

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• Who was Laurie Colwin, and what makes her (newly reissued) fiction so relevant today? | Lit Hub Criticism

• “I have no memory of life before I was a Mets fan, and no memory of not being a Mankiewicz.” Nick Davis on fandom and his renowned family. | Lit Hub Memoir

• Emily Itami reflects on how music prepared her for the (pain, humiliation, and sometimes joy) of the writing life. | Lit Hub Music

• Megan Marshall remembers her late friend Lois Palken Rudnick, a biographer who left her mark on the genre. | Lit Hub

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• The Spectacular author Zoe Whittall on Judy Blume, Bluets, and hating The Handmaid’s Tale. | Book Marks

• “Translators aren’t like ninjas.” Jennifer Croft explains the necessity of naming translators on book covers. | The Guardian

• “From ribald cracks to grammar lessons to ornate religious puzzles,” Adrienne Raphel deconstructs the Old English riddle. | The New York Times

• adrienne maree brown breaks down the connection between organizing and science fiction. | Vulture

• Karl Ove Knausgaard discusses his new novel, his writing process, and crafting female characters. | The Millions

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• Meg Bernhard on how climate change has changed the taste of wine. | Catapult

• Deesha Philyaw takes a closer look at her award-winning short story collection. | Ploughshares

• Two new books reflect on publishing as a radical practice. | Hyperallergic

Also on Lit Hub: Horace’s advice for a more tranquil mind • Veronica Esposito considers books that give us chills • Read from R.C. Sherrif’s newly reissued novel, The Fortnight in September