Lit Hub Daily: September 28, 2023

“I can’t watch the news anymore without thinking, ‘Is there an Austen angle to this story? How do these billionaire-hungry orcas relate to Jane Austen?’” Diving into the world of Jane Austen TikTok. | Lit Hub

The weirder the better for September’s 17 best book covers. | Lit Hub Design

“Oppenheimer’s intelligence is asserted by way of what I can only classify as weird flexes.” What Oppenheimer, the STEM movie of the summer, can learn from other craft films. | Lit Hub Film & TV

Kim DeRose on telling and retelling stories of sexual assault: “If we tell, or how we tell, or who we tell are all such nuanced and personal decisions.” | Lit Hub

Brian Teare on turning toward Agnes Martin (again, and again). | Lit Hub Art

“Offering a mouthful of nectar that tastes faintly of blood.” 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week. | Book Marks

“The Coffee Shop AU is an excellent stand-in for the delight I find in fanfiction generally, that the text, like your order, is just a starting point.” Alexandra Lange on the fantasy of an ordinary reality in fanfiction. | Dirt

Today in justifications for bookish vanity: A study has found that having books in your Zoom background makes you appear more trustworthy. | New Scientist

Scaachi Koul and Alicia Elliott discuss motherhood, psychosis, Pocahontas, and Elliott’s new novel, And Then She Fell. | The Walrus

Tobias Carroll recommends some exciting recent books in translation. | Words Without Borders

“Milton’s metaphors often take us not to an epic battlefield but to humble domestic workspaces.” Katie Kadue on Milton’s debt to early modern housewives. | Public Domain Review

The case for a goblincore lifestyle. | Better Homes & Gardens