TODAY: In 1892, Dame Rebecca West is born. (Photo by Madame Yévonde.)
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Drumroll, please: It’s the Biggest Literary Stories of 2023. | Lit Hub
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For winter solstice, the authors of Spectral Evidence: The Witch Book discuss the contemporary echoes of centuries-old fears. | Lit Hub History
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What Sabrina Orah Mark is reading now and next, from The Hearing Trumpet to The Ashley Book of Knots. | Lit Hub Annotated Nightstand
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“He has remained true to his original, gritty vision of queer life, even as Hollywood executives clamor for a certain stripe of adult gay tragedy.” Andrew Quintana on Andrew Haigh’s new film, All of Us Strangers. | Lit Hub Film & TV
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“This is the bleak testimony of the damned and blasphemed. It’s sanctioned by the culture of self-aggrandizement. It’s at once one of the great ballads in hip-hop and a manifesto about the insurmountable depravity of the industry.” Harmony Holiday on Madvillain’s “Accordion.” | Oxford American
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How to experience LA like a poet, as told by the poets themselves. | LA Times
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Natan Last on inclusivity in the world of crossword puzzles. | The New Yorker
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“Whereas, in our world, neglect was the operative force, in Reed’s novel, public health becomes urgent if what’s at stake is hierarchy itself.” Melvin Backman on reading Mumbo Jumbo in the post-Covid age. | The Nation
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Have a spooky-ooky Christmas: Isabella Kwai argues for bringing ghost stories back to Christmas. | The New York Times