The Beautiful Impossibility of the World’s Largest Pearl

Bill François on the Natural Treasures of the Oyster

August 17, 2021  By Bill François   Posted In  Features  Food  Nature  News and Culture  Science 
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Myriam Gurba Performs Her Story “Writing Ourselves Into Bed”

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

August 17, 2021  By Storybound    Posted In  Features  Lit Hub Radio  Storybound 
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Jonah Lehrer on the Science of Mystery

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

August 17, 2021  By Keen On   Posted In  Features  Keen On  News and Culture  Science  The Virtual Book Channel 
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My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

Andrew Palmer Struggles with the Idea of Creating Characters (Partly) Based on an Ex

August 17, 2021  By Andrew Palmer   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  Memoir  News and Culture 
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WATCH: Tod Goldberg on Being Ruled By Your Own Game

From the New Video Series Authors in the Tent, Hosted by Ona Russell

August 17, 2021  By The Virtual Book Channel   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  In Conversation  The Virtual Book Channel 
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Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

August 17, 2021  By Big Table   Posted In  Art and Photography  Big Table  Features  History  Lit Hub Radio 
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Meredith Westgate on Memory, Unreliable Narrators, and the Risks of Knowing Your Partner Too Well

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

August 17, 2021  By So Many Damn Books   Posted In  Features  Lit Hub Radio  So Many Damn Books 
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Battle Royal by Lucy Parker, Read by Billie Fulford-Brown

Two Rival Bakers, One Royal Wedding

August 17, 2021  By Behind the Mic    Posted In  Behind the Mic  Features  Lit Hub Radio 
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J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

August 16, 2021  By Keen On   Posted In  Features  History  Keen On  The Virtual Book Channel 
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The winner of a prestigious Dutch literary prize has come under fire for “inappropriate” comments.

August 16, 2021  By Walker Caplan   Posted In  News and Culture  Politics  The Hub 
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We’re getting two new Leslie Jamison books.

August 16, 2021  By Walker Caplan   Posted In  Book News  News and Culture  The Hub 
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Lit Hub Daily: August 16, 2021

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

August 16, 2021  By Lit Hub Daily   Posted In  Lit Hub Daily 
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The Story of Constance Fenimore Woolson’s Rediscovered “Miss Grief”

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

August 16, 2021  By History of Literature   Posted In  Features  Lit Hub Radio  The History of Literature 
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Fascist Fandom and Raging Incels: Tracing the Baffling Nerd-to-White-Nationalist Pipeline

A.E. Osworth on Gamergate, Dr. Seuss, and the Linguistic Roots of the Word “Nerd”

August 16, 2021  By A.E. Osworth   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Film and TV  News and Culture  Technology 
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Novels That Offer Easy Lessons Aren’t Worth Reading

Jo Hamya Against an Internet-Driven Book Culture

August 16, 2021  By Jo Hamya   Posted In  Craft and Criticism  Features  Literary Criticism  News and Culture 
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The Cognitive Dissonance of America: Writing Through the Terror of Trumpland

Brian Castleberry Wants More Manifestoes and Fewer Myths

August 16, 2021  By Brian Castleberry   Posted In  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  Politics 
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Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

Sidarta Ribeiro on the Cultural History of Dreaming and the Role of Memory

August 16, 2021  By Sidarta Ribeiro   Posted In  Features  History  News and Culture  Science 
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The Uncertain Literary Afterlife of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Fiona Sampson on the Vicissitudes of the Male Viewpoint

August 16, 2021  By Fiona Sampson   Posted In  Biography  Features  News and Culture 
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Smoking Dope and Comparing Bad Reviews: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Discuss the Early Days of Their Collaboration

On the Beginnings of the Iconic Musical Sunday in the Park with George

August 16, 2021  By James Lapine   Posted In  Features  Memoir  Music 
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How I Tracked Down the Hidden Lives of the Radical, Wealthy Morris Sisters

Julie Klam on How She Told the Story of Her Notable Relatives

August 16, 2021  By Julie Klam   Posted In  Biography  Craft and Advice  Craft and Criticism  Features  News and Culture 
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