How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

Andy Robinson Investigates the Human Cost of a Most Coveted Fruit

August 18, 2021  By Andy Robinson   Posted In  Features  Food  History  News and Culture 
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When You’re Craving Oddities: 5 Books You May Have
Missed in July

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Deirdre Sinnott,
Jeffrey Ford, and Others

August 18, 2021  By Bethanne Patrick   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Reading Lists 
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Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Ian Stewart on the Revolutionary Ideas of Clifford Cocks

August 18, 2021  By Ian Stewart   Posted In  Biography  Features  News and Culture  Technology 
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Defne Suman Reads from The Silence of Scheherazade

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

August 18, 2021  By Damian Barr's Literary Salon   Posted In  Features  Lit Hub Radio  The Literary Salon 
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Shelby Cole on Climate Grief and Indigenous Land and Water Stewardship

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

August 18, 2021  By Reading Women   Posted In  Climate Change  Features  Lit Hub Radio  Nature  Reading Women 
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On Robin McKinley’s Fantasies and the Books That Are “Just Yours”

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

August 18, 2021  By NewberyTart    Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Lit Hub Radio  Literary Criticism  NewberyTart 
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Christopher Gray on Hustling to the Top… with an Altruistic Mindset

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

August 18, 2021  By Keen On   Posted In  Features  Keen On  The Virtual Book Channel 
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The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He, Read by Nancy Wu

An Intense and Memorable YA Listen

August 18, 2021  By Behind the Mic    Posted In  Behind the Mic  Features  Lit Hub Radio 
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Storm

George Stewart

August 18, 2021  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  From the Novel  Novels 
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Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

August 17, 2021  By Walker Caplan   Posted In  History  News and Culture  The Hub 
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Looks like Ted Cruz’s campaign artificially boosted his book sales.

August 17, 2021  By Walker Caplan   Posted In  News and Culture  Politics  The Hub 
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Best ever Batman villain Danny DeVito is writing a Penguin comic.

August 17, 2021  By Walker Caplan   Posted In  Art and Photography  Book News  Film and TV  News and Culture  The Hub 
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21 new books to add to your TBR pile this week.

August 17, 2021  By Katie Yee   Posted In  Reading Lists  The Hub 
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Lit Hub Daily: August 17, 2021

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

August 17, 2021  By Lit Hub Daily   Posted In  Lit Hub Daily 
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“Cocoon”

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

August 17, 2021  By Lit Hub Excerpts   Posted In  Daily Fiction  Excerpts  Fiction and Poetry  Short Stories  Short Story 
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Grendel at 50: How John Gardner’s Finest Novel Undermines His Ideas About Moral Fiction

“Grendel is funny, entertaining, troubling, and above all unruly; the novel refuses to behave.”

August 17, 2021  By Andrew DeYoung   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism 
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Why Does Lionel Messi Ignore the Ball for the First Five Minutes of a Match?

Simon Kuper on the Life and Career of an Enigmatic Football Genius

August 17, 2021  By Simon Kuper   Posted In  Biography  Features  News and Culture  Sports 
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The Ugliness of Comic Sans Has a Practical Use

Jonah Lehrer on the Easy Recall of Certain “Disfluent” Fonts

August 17, 2021  By Jonah Lehrer   Posted In  Design  Features  News and Culture  Science  Technology 
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One in a Million: Where Were You When You Heard that Aaliyah Died?

Kathy Iandoli on the Impact of Generational Celebrity Deaths

August 17, 2021  By Kathy Iandoli   Posted In  Biography  Features  Music  News and Culture 
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How Surrendering to Communal Time Can Make Us All Happier

Oliver Burkeman on the Social Benefits of Nationwide Vacation

August 17, 2021  By Oliver Burkeman   Posted In  Features  News and Culture  Politics  Science 
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