Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

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The world of groundhog prognosticators is much weirder—and darker—than you thought.

February 5, 2025  By James Folta   Posted In  News and Culture  The Hub 
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Lit Hub Daily: February 5, 2025

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

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The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

Eoin Higgins on the Paranoid Billionaire’s Rightward Swing

February 5, 2025  By Eoin Higgins   Posted In  History  News and Culture  Politics  Technology 
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Soft Core

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February 5, 2025  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel  Novels 
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Finding Africa in Harlem: Displacement and Belonging in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem

Belinda Edmondson on the Peripatetic Perspective of a Landmark Novel

February 5, 2025  By Belinda Edmondson   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  History  Literary Criticism 
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The Pursuit of Happiness: How Do We Find Purpose and Fulfillment in a Chaotic World?

Shigehiro Oishi Considers the Factors and Practices That Lead to a Meaningful Life

February 5, 2025  By Shigehiro Oishi   Posted In  Features  News and Culture  Science 
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Sweet (But Not Too Sweet): 6 Essential Literary Love Stories

Jessica Soffer Recommends Ocean Vuong, Emma Straub, Andre Aciman, and More

February 5, 2025  By Jessica Soffer   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

Tess Chakkalakal on the Unlikely Literary Partnership Between Charles W. Chesnutt and Walter Hines Page

February 5, 2025  By Tess Chakkalakal   Posted In  Biography  Features  History  News and Culture 
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Inside the Climate Techno-Dystopia of Michel Nieva’s Dengue Boy

Rahul Bery on Translating a Stylistically Innovative Work of South American Science Fiction

February 5, 2025  By Rahul Bery   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  On Translation 
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Can you read cursive? Then the National Archives wants YOU.

February 4, 2025  By Brittany Allen   Posted In  Art and Photography  History  News and Culture  The Hub 
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What should the cover of Pride and Prejudice look like?

February 4, 2025  By Emily Temple   Posted In  Design  News and Culture  The Hub 
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Want to win Leonard Cohen’s “magic writing cap?”

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What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

“A just world starves fascism of the nutrients it needs to thrive.”

February 4, 2025  By Josh Cook   Posted In  Book News  Politics 
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The Best of the Bard: Nine Literary Works That Radically Reimagine Shakespeare

Grace Tiffany Recommends David Wroblewski, Dorothy Dunnett, Richard Adams, and More

February 4, 2025  By Grace Tiffany   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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Actually, Master and Commander is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on the Queer Subtext of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin Series

February 4, 2025  By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  History  Literary Criticism 
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Allegra Goodman on the (Almost) Life-Saving Power of Audiobooks

“Books are merciful this way. They fill your mind with other people’s questions and dilemmas.”

February 4, 2025  By Allegra Goodman   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Memoir 
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How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification

Sarah Perry Explores the Psychological and Material Factors Behind Our Candy Consumption Habits

February 4, 2025  By Sarah Perry   Posted In  Features  Food  News and Culture  Science 
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Sarah Chihaya on the Real Consequences of Fearing Books

February 4, 2025  By Sarah Chihaya   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Memoir 
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