Literature

Searches, as our publisher first described to me, explores the nature of artificial intelligence and our complicity with technological capitalism. Through a blend of memoir and cultural criticism, the author Vauhini Vara uses the tools of Big Tech (namely ChatGPT) to critique Big Tech itself, while revealing her own deeply personal digital footprints. Article continues
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At four in the afternoon on Monday, February 3, 1997, a uniformed chauffeur in an armored Cadillac drives the Honorable Pamela Harriman from her Paris residence on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Fifteen minutes later he pulls up outside the Hôtel Ritz. As Harriman climbs the red-carpeted steps past the boutiques selling diamonds and into the
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Book Riot Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is a writer and former bookseller from San Diego, CA whose Spanish is even faster than her English. When not reading or writing, she enjoys dreaming up travel itineraries and drinking entirely too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
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A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Broussard. Article continues after advertisement Remove Ads This week, James Folta tells Drew about his correspondence with Andrew Weatherhead about adding lol to Proust (lol), and Dan Sheehan talks with
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. How Booksellers Are Taking On Book Banners Publishers Weekly recently highlighted efforts by some indie booksellers to combat
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Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member: Because Books Matter For the past decade, Literary Hub has brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for a donation, you’ll get an ad-free reading experience, exclusive editors’ picks, book giveaways, and our coveted Joan Didion Lit
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September 19, 2024, 11:27am Out of an impressive group of finalists, the winners of 2024’s Dayton Literary Peace Prize were announced today. The prizes are given to “writers whose work demonstrates the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” This year’s winners are:   The 2024 Ambassador Richard C.
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