Literature

Sourcebooks Experience life’s rich tapestry through the vibrant poetry of A Sweeter Song by Dr. Martina McGowan. This powerful collection offers a unique perspective on the lives of people of color, women, and other marginalized and oppressed people, highlighting struggles and triumphs that shape our collective human experience. With each verse, Dr. McGowan brings to

February 5, 2024, 3:02pm You’ve probably heard by now that last night, during the Grammys ceremony, as she was accepting an award, Taylor Swift announced that she has a new album coming out. Many thought that if she were revealing anything, it would be the release date of her re-recording of her Reputation album. Instead,

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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: On “the fifth of/February 1918,” a soon-to be seven year-old girl called Elizabeth Bishop accompanied her aunt to a dentist’s appointment. Fifty years later, she published a poem about her experience called “In the Waiting Room.”    View original source here

In America, we do not love thy neighbor. Intolerance permeates parental perceptions of book bans. This is evident not just among those who believe banning books is an acceptable way to protect children. It is also pervasive among people who purport to trust, respect, and desire the services provided by public and school libraries, foundational

I find myself lately thinking of different variants of the opening line of The Odyssey. “Tell me, O Muse, of the man of many devices,” begins A.T. Murray’s 1919 translation. This is the line that, in 1990, Allen Mandelbaum interpreted as “Muse, tell me of the man of many wiles,” the same line that, in

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Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, by a musical family, Lauryn Hill was destined to be a star from her childhood. At the age of thirteen she performed on It’s Showtime at the Apollo’s amateur night. In high school she founded the gospel choir and led the cheerleading team. At the age of seventeen she

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This previously appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Hemingway was a hunter, probably long before he knew he was a writer. Step by step, far from academia, in the cooling shade of the forest, he built and then polished his brain into the generator—creative and destructive—that would power the vessel of his body

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At long last, the Argylle author has been revealed! If you’re a little late to the latest bookish conspiracy theory, read this rundown to catch up. Essentially, there’s been a lot of speculation surrounding the true identity of Elle Conway, the listed author of the book that inspired the new spy action comedy titled Argylle,

February 2, 2024, 2:14pm Despite mounting objections from within the American literary community (as well as public condemnation from two prominent novelists who recently cut ties with the organization), on Wednesday evening PEN America’s Los Angeles branch went ahead with its hosting of a conversation between stand-up comedian Moshe Kasher and controversial actor/outspoken ceasefire opponent and Israel

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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1905, Ayn Rand is born.  Rick Bass on hunting, Hemingway, and “death, and learning closure as a writer.” | Lit Hub Craft When fictionalizing trauma can mean “releasing myself from the negative feelings I’d held onto for three decades.” | Lit Hub Lauryn Hill took

With the first of February comes the first of what we’re sure will be quite a few romance book lists. Goodreads went ahead and got us started with a list of the 100 most popular romance books as chosen by their members over the last three years. To make the list, Goodreads looked at the

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