Friendship is such a universal and central theme to all of our lives, that picking just a small number of the best short stories about such a broad theme is always going to be a challenge. However, the following stories are by some of the finest masters of the short story form, and all of
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September 21, 2022, 3:36pm How far have you gone to roast a friend? How about writing a passive-aggressive story that portrays them as a scrappy boxer who thinks they’re stronger than they are and gets beaten up for it? Welcome to literary payback, Hemingway-style: a newly-opened archive of letters, stories, and photos from the author
The following is from Gwendoline Riley’s First Love. Riley was born in London and published her first novel, Cold Water, in 2002. First Love was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Literature, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Gordon Burn Prize, and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. In 2018, the Times Literary Supplement named her
September 20, 2022, 12:13pm You do? Well, good for you, I guess. The “book” in question is a 21,450-page single volume edition of the long-running manga One Piece by Japanese manga artist Eiichiro Oda, smushed together so as to make it impossible to read. As reported in the Guardian earlier today, the book isn’t actually credited to
TODAY: In 1849, Honoré de Balzac travels to Poland to meet Eveline Hanska, whom he will marry shortly before his death the following year. Tracing Marcella Hazan’s winding journey to culinary stardom. (Plus, her roast chicken recipe!) | Lit Hub Food It’s a banner week for new books—here are 15 dropping today, featuring new titles
‘Witches’ Loaves’ is a short story by the US short-story writer O. Henry, whose real name was William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). His stories are characterised by their irony and by their surprise twist endings. Both of these elements became something of a signature feature, and ‘Witches’ Loaves’ certainly carries a twist ending. The story is
September 19, 2022, 11:46am PEN America has released a new report on book bans in schools during the 2021-22 school year showing a marked increase in efforts to limit what students are reading—and a troubling, coordinated campaign of groups pushing those efforts. From July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, more than 2,500 book bans
September 19, 2022, 7:19am Sure, Woody Allen may be a celebrity octogenarian with millions of dollars and a decimated reputation, but he’s also just like you: keeping up with pandemic trends by quitting his job to follow his real passion! On Sunday, Woody Allen, who is currently working on his 50th feature, told Spanish newspaper
Where would we be without translators, that linguistic bridge between countries and cultures? To celebrate National Translation Month, we’ve asked a indie booksellers from A Room of One’s Own (Madison, WI), Seminary Co-Op and 57th Street Books (Chicago, IL), the Center for Fiction (Brooklyn, NY), and Greenlight Bookstore(Brooklyn, NY) to share their favorite works in
The State Hermitage Museum, gem of Saint Petersburg, pride of imperial and Soviet Russia. Founded by Catherine the Great, Russia’s longest ruling woman, and containing one of—if not the—largest art collections in the world. Egyptian antiquities, Italian renaissance, Dutch masters, impressionists, cubists, the canon of the art world housed in six buildings, including the Winter
September 16, 2022, 10:15am Today, the National Book Foundation announced the 10 books on the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. The judges for this year’s award are Ben Fountain (Chair), Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, Dana Johnson, and Michelle Malonzo. The 10 longlistees were chosen from a total of 463 books submitted
TODAY: In 1883, William Carlos Williams is born. “If you were to read for 16 hours a day at 300 words per minute, you could keep up with a world containing an average population of 100,000 living Harper Lees.” Randall Munroe answers a pressing question: Was it ever possible for one person to read every book
The Valkyries are a key part of Norse myth. But who are the Valkyries, and what role do they play in the stories of northern Europe? Many of us are familiar with the piece of music by the German composer Richard Wagner, ‘Ride of the Valkyries’, which has been used countless times in films (most
September 16, 2022, 12:06pm The American Library Association has released its preliminary data on attempts to censor books or limit library resources, and the numbers are bad. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, there were 681 “attempts to ban or restrict library resources,” targeting 1,651 titles in total. This number already exceeds the total number
‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is one of the fairy tales for children written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It was published in the 1888 collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales. ‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is about a firework which is set to be let off as part of the spectacular wedding celebrations held in
TODAY: In 1950, American literary critic and scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. is born. “It took months of OCD treatment and two Brené Brown books to understand there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ in writing—there are only decisions.” Elissa Bassist reflects on treating her writers’ block by treating her OCD. | Lit Hub Memoir
September 15, 2022, 3:15pm Today, the National Book Foundation announced the 10 books on the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction, including memoirs, science writing, biographies, and histories, as well as three books that tackle the pandemic. The judges for this year’s award are Carol Anderson, Melissa Febos, Thor Hanson, Janet Webster
TODAY: In 1915, P. G. Wodehouse’s short story “Extricating Young Gussie” is published in The Saturday Evening Post, introducing the characters Jeeves and Bertie. “There is a kind of freedom in divorcing the maker from what is made.” Kailyn McCord considers the myth of the Made Writer. | Lit Hub Writing Life What do
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