Literature

The following is from Juhea Kim’s City of Night Birds. Kim is the author of the novel Beasts of a Little Land (Ecco 2021), a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and shortlisted for the Yasyana Polyana Prize. A graduate of Princeton University, her writing has been published in Granta, Times Literary Supplement, The
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Book bans and best-of lists dominated the literary news during this shortened week in the U.S. Here are the highlights. The comments section is moderated according to our community guidelines. Please check them out so we can maintain a safe and supportive community of readers! View original source here
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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1900, Oscar Wilde dies.  Merve Emre and Adam Dalva discuss how George Gissing’s The Odd Women defied both social and literary norms. | Lit Hub Criticism 2024 MacArthur Fellows Jericho Brown, Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, and Juan Felipe Herrera, talk writing, book recommendations, and more.
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This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisement Every year, I teach a writing workshop in the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. Called “No Critics, No Fear,” the class coincides with NaNoWriMo in November and provides everything an aspiring author needs to stay motivated: daily writing prompts; live craft lectures;
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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. Here Comes the Rooster The Morning News has released the longlist for the 2025 Tournament of Books, which
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Another month of books, another month of book covers. Here are the designs bringing a little bit of light to an undeniably dark few weeks: Article continues after advertisement Elias Canetti, The Book Against Death; cover design by Jamie Keenan (New Directions, November 5) …relatable. Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, tr. Lin King, Taiwan Travelogue; cover design by
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Unnamed Press editors Brandon Taylor and Allison Smith’s just-launched imprint, Smith & Taylor Classicsc, was born from staff meeting conversations that kept leading back to a love of classic literature as well as lesser known 19th-century titles that are classics in their own right. At the end of each book, rather than purely academic introductions, you’ll find
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive
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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1895, Alexandre Dumas dies.  2024 MacArthur Fellows Jericho Brown, Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, and Juan Felipe Herrera, talk writing, book recommendations, and more. | Lit Hub In Conversation “Why are aspiring writers convinced that ‘real’ writers don’t struggle?” Samina Ali provides some advice for confronting
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Happy 10th anniversary to this perfect seasonal piece by Book Riot co-founder Jeff O’Neal. Wherever you are this week, we hope the food is good and the company is better. We’ll back in your inbox on Friday. There’s a lot I love about reading. Here are a few things for which I am especially grateful:
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Last month, the MacArthur Foundation announced its latest fellowship class—unofficially known as the “Genius Grant,” the MacArthur Fellowship awards $800,000 “to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential.” Article continues after advertisement Literary Hub caught up with four of the 2024 winners—Jericho Brown, Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, and Juan Felipe Herrera—to
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