August 18 – 22, 2025
- The pleasures of lap-swimming at a bargain gym in East LA
- Laurie Stone rewatches Paper Moon
- Angelina Mazza makes the case for Goodreads
Support Lit Hub.
The Chairman Had No Rhythm: What It Meant to Dance with Mao Zedong
Vanessa Hua Follows Echoes of History Around the Dance Floor
Why the Evil Legacy of Nazi Billionaires Remains Very Much Alive in Germany Today
David De Jong in Conversation With Andrew Keen
On Writing a Social Novel, Giving Clear Feedback, and Outlasting Doubt
A Conversation Between Steve Almond and Melissa Chadburn
On the Paradoxes of American Patriotism in the Black Community
Yascha Mounk in Conversation With Andrew Keen
Saving Yellowstone by Megan Kate Nelson, Read by Cynthia Farrell
A Fascinating History of Yellowstone National Park
Writing Climate Fiction Showed Me That a Different Life is Possible
Rebecca Scherm on Looking a Terrifying Future in the Face
Seeking Respite in Landscape: On Following Henry David Thoreau’s Walks
Ben Shattuck Traces the Beginnings of a Journey
Emily St. John Mandel on the Narrative Possibilities of Time Travel
The Author of Sea of Tranquility Talks to Jane Ciabattari
How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?
Kathryn Harkup on the Many Ways To Live and Die on the Elizabethan Stage
An Inside Look at Judith Jones’ First Notes for Julia Child
From the Language of Cooking to Troubles with the Omelette
Adrienne Celt on Losing Her Creative “Rival” Too Soon
Memories of Grad School and Ambition, Death and Regret
How to Fictionalize New Technology Even As It’s Constantly Changing
Claire Stanford on a Novelist's Approach to Tech
Should We Relish a “Post-Human” Future in Which We Will Be Able to Fully Empathize with the Natural World?
Steven Kotler in Conversation With Andrew Keen
What Does It Mean to Understand Pain?
Haider Warraich Considers the Complexity and Meanings of Chronic Pain
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