100 of the Greatest Posters of Celebrities Urging You to Read

In Which James Folta Bravely Attempts to Rank the Iconic ALA Series

July 18, 2024  By James Folta   Posted In  Art and Photography  Bookstores and Libraries  Design  Features  News and Culture 
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On the Making of That New York Times Best Books of the Century List

Maris Kreizman Was One of 500 Participants Asked to Contribute

July 18, 2024  By Maris Kreizman   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism 
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The Man Who Created the Trade Paperback

Michael Castleman on the Life and Times of Jason Epstein, Cofounder of “The New York Review of Books”

July 18, 2024  By Michael Castleman   Posted In  Bookstores and Libraries  Design  Features  History  News and Culture 
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How Japanese-American Scientist Eugenie Clark Spearheaded the Study of Sharks

Jasmin Graham on the Unsung Contributions of Women of Color to Marine Biology

July 18, 2024  By Jasmin Graham   Posted In  Biography  Features  Nature  News and Culture  Science 
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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Is the sad millennial girl going to make it after all? No, of course not.”

July 18, 2024  By Book Marks   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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The Annotated Nightstand: What Eugene Lim Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Paul Yamazaki, Richard Brautigan, Pamela Lu, and Others

July 18, 2024  By Diana Arterian   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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The Seers

Sulaiman Addonia

July 18, 2024  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel  Novels 
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Sally Franson and Emily Nussbaum on Reality TV

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

July 18, 2024  By Fiction Non Fiction   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Fiction/Non/Fiction  In Conversation  Lit Hub Radio  Literary Criticism 
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Politics and Grace in Early Modern Literature

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

July 18, 2024  By History of Literature   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  In Conversation  Lit Hub Radio  Literary Criticism  The History of Literature 
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8 bike books to read before the Tour de France ends.

July 17, 2024  By James Folta   Posted In  Events  Sports  The Hub 
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Lit Hub Daily: July 17, 2024

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

July 17, 2024  By Lit Hub Daily   Posted In  Lit Hub Daily 
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What is the Millennial Midlife Crisis Novel?

Brittany Allen on Drifting Women, Aphoristic Prose, and Women on the Edge

July 17, 2024  By Brittany Allen   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism 
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How Did Phrenology Get So Popular in Victorian Society?

Michael Taylor on the Known and Anonymous Scientific Radicals of 19th Century Britain

July 17, 2024  By Michael Taylor   Posted In  Features  History  News and Culture  Religion  Science 
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A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

Minsoo Kang on J.R.R. Tolkien and the Surprising Power of Escapism

July 17, 2024  By Minsoo Kang   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism 
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Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

On the Occasion of His National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature

July 17, 2024  By Literary Hub   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Features  Literary Criticism 
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Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

From His Speech at The National Arts Club

July 17, 2024  By Jeffrey Eugenides   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Literary Criticism 
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Yiyun Li on the Master, Colm Tóibín

From Her Speech at The National Arts Club

July 17, 2024  By Yiyun Li   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Literary Criticism 
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Empowering Eerieness: How Gothic Romances Helped Alisa Alering Escape the Misery of a Small Town

The Author of “Smothermoss” on Victoria Holt, the Gothic Formula, and Loneliness in Life and Lit

July 17, 2024  By Alisa Alering   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism 
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In Praise of Ginkgo Biloba, China’s Ancient, Everlasting Tree

Amy Stewart Talks to Jianming (Jimmy) Shen, the Ginkgo Chronicler of Hangzhou

July 17, 2024  By Amy Stewart   Posted In  Features  History  Nature  News and Culture 
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Body Friend

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July 17, 2024  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel  Novels 
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