Lit Hub Daily: September 27, 2021

“Now, it is no longer just a gift that Chadwick gave us, but an inheritance.” William Evans considers how the Black Panther salute became a gesture that links the Black community. | Lit Hub Film

“God is no writer and God is no lawyer.” Christopher Sorrentino on bargaining his writing career for his father’s life. | Lit Hub Memoir

“The idea of island, as a world unto and within itself, implies that there still might exist innocent and isolated systems. This is no longer possible.” Jill Stoner on the sad fate of Iles aux Aigrettes. | Lit Hub Climate Change

Elegy for the unforgiven: Askold Melnyczuk examines his “impulse to probe the hearts and minds” of unsympathetic characters. | Lit Hub Craft

Elsa Panciroli guides us on an evolutionary journey, starting with the long-necked mouth-breathers we have to thank for our existence. | Lit Hub Science

Lauren Arrington on the “famously unrepentant” Ezra Pound and his ties with fascist Italy. | Lit Hub History

On Keen On, Mehran Sahami on the sacrifices we’re making because of Big Tech, and Joshua Prager on the life of “Jane Roe.” | Lit Hub Virtual Book Channel

Jane Eyre, Macho Sluts, To Kill a Mockingbird, and more rapid-fire book recs from Sophie Ward. | Book Marks

What would it look like to rethink safety from a feminist, abolitionist perspective? | Lit Hub Politics

“Forgive the dramatics, but I had never been so completely the target audience for something before.” Patricia Lockwood considers the album It’ll End in Tears by This Mortal Coil. | Harper’s

Listen to Brandon Taylor in conversation with Katie Kitamura. | The Sewanee Review

Ruth Ozeki discusses her Japanese identity, Shintoism, and writing after loss. | Harper’s Bazaar

“This austerity is a matter of profound artistry.” Dustin Illingworth on the fictions of Fleur Jaeggy. | New Left Review

Wole Soyinka talks about his first novel in almost 50 years, which has been in the making for “close to two decades.” | Los Angeles Times

Tika Viteri breaks down how the pandemic has changed libraries’ approaches to late fees. | Book Riot

“If I were to expose myself, I would become a character, a public fiction that would also condition the fiction of the writing.” Elena Ferrante and Marina Abramović, in (email) conversation. | FT