Tove Jansson

New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here’s a sneak preview.)

 
By Brittany Allen  June 5, 2025
The Annotated Nightstand

The Annotated Nightstand: What Alison Bechdel Is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian  May 22, 2025
Lit Hub Questionnaire

Katie Kitamura Sometimes Falls In Love with Her Characters (and Other Literary Tidbits)

By Literary Hub  April 8, 2025
Daily Fiction

Sun City

By Lit Hub Excerpts  February 10, 2025
Children's Literature

In Search of the Moomins in Helsinki: The Enduring Magic of Tove Jansson’s Characters

By Christiana Spens  November 20, 2024
The History of Literature

Boel Westin on Tove Jansson

By History of Literature  May 2, 2024
Reading Lists

Six Great Novels about Old Friends and Old Friends

By Bobby Finger  August 28, 2023
The Annotated Nightstand

The Annotated Nightstand: What Simon Jacobs is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian  December 15, 2022
Reading Lists

Bud Smith on the Quintessential “Road Trip” Novel

By Bud Smith  May 10, 2022
Lit Hub Questionnaire

Aysegül Savas on the Business of Writing Beyond the Language of Business

By Literary Hub  December 13, 2021
The Hub

Take a look at Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a Swedish edition of The Hobbit.

By Walker Caplan  August 10, 2021
The Hub

Read Tove Jansson’s short story composed of bizarre fan letters.

By Walker Caplan  August 9, 2021
Politics

In a Time of Climate Crisis, How Can We Teach Children About Reciprocity?

By Cara Hoffman  December 23, 2020
Summer reading

Can There Actually Be an Escapist Summer Read in 2020?

By Deborah Shapiro  June 17, 2020
Art

20 Artists’ Visions of Alice in Wonderland From the Last 155 Years

By Emily Temple  May 4, 2020
Correspondence

Tove Jansson Falls in Love

By Tove Jansson  March 11, 2020
Feature

The Good, The Bad, and The Delicious: 20 Unexpected Literary Cookbooks

By Emily Temple  November 19, 2018
Feature

The Complexity of Keeping House is Worthy of Great Literature

By Lisa Locascio  August 6, 2018

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