TODAY: In 1860, Jane Addams—social worker, public philosopher, protestor, author, as well as the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize—is born.
- Shaun Bythell has no regrets about his time as the proprietor of a bookstore in rural Scotland (but he allows for ample grumbling). | Lit Hub
- Low-income communities suffer disproportionately from the effects of climate change. Mary Robinson on the necessity of addressing this disparity. | Lit Hub
- Evan Fallenberg writes in praise of epistolary novels (which scratch the snooping itch with none of the real-world consequences). | Lit Hub
- Nathaniel Rich and Juliana Spahr discuss the politics of climate change and the poetry of politics on Fiction/Non/Fiction; with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan. | Lit Hub
- Take it from the obsessives: 14 books Lit Hub staff and contributors think you should read this month. | Lit Hub
- As the mystery world’s largest convention, Bouchercon, approaches this weekend, a roundtable discussion with the Anthony Awards nominees on the state of the crime novel. | CrimeReads
- Craig Johnson on Longmire Days, human decency, and the past, present and future of Western crime fiction. | CrimeReads
- Anne Enright on Sally Rooney’s sophomore novel, motherhood on the road, James Frey’s latest attempt at career suicide, and more Reviews You Need to Read This Week. | Book Marks
- “It has been said of me, in the pages of this newspaper, that I am a predator.” Joyce Maynard on J.D. Salinger, #MeToo, and the response to her memoir At Home in the World, then and now. | The New York Times Book Review
- “Maybe you get a little of euphoria after the adrenaline rush robbing a bank, but other than that there’s nothing to it.” A profile of Nico Walker, the incarcerated author of Cherry. | Rolling Stone
- Akwaeke Emezi, Lisa Halliday, Tommy Orange and more: the shortlist for the Center for Fiction 2018 First Novel Prize has been announced. | Center for Fiction
- “Fiction shows us, again and again, that our capacity to imagine other minds is extremely limited.” Why we need to work towards understanding one another before seeking to comprehend animals. | Aeon
- “She loves Yves, she loves the way her body makes his outfits sing. Like a queen’s body would.” Carmen Maria Machado writes “fashion fan fiction,” taking inspiration from YSL. | GARAGE
- Kirby Beaton recommends a book podcast for every kind of reader. | BuzzFeed
- “I’ve come to think of this shelf as an escape from hype, a kind of anti-curation.” Elisa Gabbert on the pleasures of browsing recently returned books at the library. | The New York Times Magazine
Also on Lit Hub: August’s overlooked novels • Sylvia Whitman’s Paris • Read from The Wildlands
