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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1967, Alice B. Toklas dies. If you’re done with the “men don’t read” discourse, try reading about Kristopher Jansma’s all-male book club instead. | Lit Hub Craft On Ezra Pound, Mussolini’s biggest fan: “…Pound lauded Mussolini’s accomplishments—such as reducing crime and improving Italy’s road and railway networks—while […]
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Sales of previously occupied US homes slowed in March, a sluggish start to the spring homebuying season as elevated mortgage rates and rising prices discouraged prospective home shoppers. Existing home sales fell 5.9% last month from February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. The […]
US inflation slowed more than expected in March, according to the first month of consumer price data to account for the impact of President Trump’s sweeping tariff wars. The Consumer Price Index rose 2.4% over the past 12 months through March, below expectations of a 2.6% rise and beneath last month’s 2.8% figure, the Bureau […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1856, Booker T. Washington is born. Ed Simon argues why in an era of national decline, the Great American Novel is still an idea worth pursuing. | Lit Hub History Douglas J. Penick considers time, transitions, and the unfamiliar world of aging. | Lit Hub […]
Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1920, Federico García Lorca’s first play, The Butterfly’s Evil Spell, is poorly received at its premiere in Madrid. Janet Todd explores the origins and enduring appeal of Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy. | Lit Hub Criticism “We will not take lectures on antisemitism from segregationists and […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1886, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, the French editor and publisher known for publishing lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne’s novels, dies. David Barnes meditates on The White Lotus, literary tourism, and Tennyson’s “The Lotos-Eaters.” | Lit Hub TV “For me, the Little Marquise was my first porno, […]
The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1852, Lady Gregory, Irish dramatist, folklorist, founder of the Irish Literary Revival movement, is born. Maris Kreizman on why politicians need to stop writing and start doing something instead. | Lit Hub Politics On the banning of Eric Carle’s Draw Me A Star: “What those […]
TODAY: In 1840, novelist, short story writer, and poet Constance Fenimore Woolson, who chose a literary career over marriage and motherhood, is born. Dr. Seema Jilani on the hypocrisy of Western liberal institutions and why “nothing could have prepared me for a Gaza emergency room.” | Lit Hub Politics Julie Zigoris chronicles how the San […]
