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Ilyon Woo and Rachel Kousser on the Power of a Writing Partnership
“In literary history, there are few constants like the writers’ feud. It doesn’t have to be that way.”
Animal Rights Are Women’s Rights: Why British Suffragettes Went Vegetarian
Elsa Richardson on the Emergence of Meatless Diets as a Form of Feminist Resistance
Inspiration in the Cards: How Tarot Can Help Us Narrativize Our Lives
Chelsey Pippin Mizzi Offers Some Magical Tips For Stuck Memoirists and Essayists
The Systemic Sexual Violence Hidden in Plain Sight During America’s Slave Trade
Kali Gross on Slave Owners' Sadism, the Moral Connotations of Skin Colors to Europeans, and Legalized Assault
What’s With All The Romance Bookstores? This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast
A Bookseller Roundtable with Host Drew Broussard
In American Empire, You’re Either Invading or Being Invaded
Steven W. Thrasher on the Pernicious Narratives That Fuel the Status Quo
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
“This maximalist approach to storytelling relies on astounding powers of memory and invention.”
In Bangladesh, Protest Graffiti Challenged the Murky Narratives of Misinformation
Sarah Anjum Bari on the Power of Visible Words
I Hate This Jerk in My Book Club: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
How the Future Henry V Began His Royal Career
Dan Jones on the Palace Intrigue Behind the Late 14th-Century Battle For England's Throne
What the Supreme Court Can Learn From a 14th-Century Italian City-State
Liesl Schillinger on the Cautionary Art—and Good Governance—of Siena’s “Golden Age”
Nicer in Hindi: Sayantani Dasgupta on Living Between Three Languages
"Who am I? Am I really me, or an echo of all these others?"
Embracing Bucolic Beauty: On Finding Purpose and Joy in Raising Sheep
John Connell: “My existence had an aim and my incompleteness was ended. I let go of my sadness. It was a new-found freedom.”
Chowder and Community: In Praise of Warm Meals and Warm Hearts
Tammy Armstrong on Finding Comfort and Inspiration in Fellowship and Food
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