Putting the “Fun” in “Funeral.” Or, Why Death Shouldn’t Always Be So Sad

Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes Explore Festive Mourning Practices Across Eras and Cultures

August 20, 2024  By Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes   Posted In  Features  Humor  News and Culture 
7

“Last Black American Poem,” a Poem by Danez Smith

From the Collection “Bluff”

August 20, 2024  By Danez Smith   Posted In  Features  Fiction and Poetry  Poem 
5

Lena Valencia on Chronicling the Beauty and Danger of the Desert

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Mystery Lights”

August 20, 2024  By Jane Ciabattari   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  In Conversation  Literary Criticism 
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By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult

August 20, 2024  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel  Novels 
3

Danez Smith! Audre Lorde! Kwame Dawes! 27 new books out today.

August 20, 2024  By Gabrielle Bellot   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists  The Hub 
1

Can the literary festival survive without corporate sponsorship?

August 19, 2024  By Brittany Allen   Posted In  Book News  Events  News and Culture  Politics  The Hub 
3

Lit Hub Daily: August 19, 2024

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

August 19, 2024  By Lit Hub Daily   Posted In  Lit Hub Daily 
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Sofia Samatar on Collage, Literary Community, and the Stunning Loneliness of Publishing

Liska Jacobs in Conversation with the Author of “Opacities”

August 19, 2024  By Liska Jacobs   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  In Conversation  Literary Criticism 
6

Elon Musk is Sending His Garbage Into Space (with All the Other Trash)

Iris Gottlieb Warns Us Against Treating the Galaxy Like a Trash Can

August 19, 2024  By Iris Gottlieb   Posted In  Features  News and Culture  Science  Technology 
6

The Joys and Fears of Trans Motherhood

Gabrielle Bellot Wonders What Kind of America She’s Starting a Family In

August 19, 2024  By Gabrielle Bellot   Posted In  Health  Memoir  News and Culture  Politics 
4

Choose Your Own Adventure: On the Limits of Personal Agency in Migrant Fiction

Ruben Reyes Jr. Considers the Role of Systemic Power Structures Both On and Off the Page

August 19, 2024  By Ruben Reyes Jr.   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Politics 
3

Taking the Long View: Why There Might Still Be Hope For the Earth’s Oceans

Helen Scales on How Best to Mitigate the Anthropocene’s Negative Impact on Marine Ecosystems

August 19, 2024  By Helen Scales   Posted In  Climate Change  Features  Nature  News and Culture 
5

Jodi Picoult on the Importance of Recognition

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

August 19, 2024  By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing    Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing  In Conversation  Lit Hub Radio 
7

“Two Stanzas,” a Poem by Zbigniew Herbert

From the Collection “Reconstruction of the Poet”

August 19, 2024  By Zbigniew Herbert   Posted In  Features  Fiction and Poetry  Poem 
10

Interpretations of Love

Jane Campbell

August 19, 2024  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel  Novels 
1

Rainbow Rowell and Isabel Cañas on Fiction Outliers

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

August 19, 2024  By Memoir Nation    Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Lit Hub Radio  Memoir Nation 
2

Lit Hub Weekly: August 12 – 16, 2024

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

August 17, 2024  By Lit Hub Daily   Posted In  Lit Hub Daily 
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Good media news! The Onion is back in print.

August 16, 2024  By James Folta   Posted In  Humor  News and Culture  The Hub 
11

The coolest bookstore bars in America.

August 16, 2024  By Brittany Allen   Posted In  Bookstores and Libraries  Events  Food  News and Culture  Style  The Hub  Travel 
10

A Florida college shamefully tossed hundreds of LGBTQ+ books in a dumpster.

August 16, 2024  By James Folta   Posted In  Bookstores and Libraries  News and Culture  Politics  The Hub 
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