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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1860, George Eliot’s novel The Mill on the Floss is published by John Blackwood in three volumes. Kelsey Rexroat investigates the super-readers who log hundreds of books a year. | Lit Hub Craft The very important history of the very important pickle: “Whether it’s through jokes, viral […]
The first thing I read in March was Isn’t It Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz, a bi4bi M/F romance that I really enjoyed. I mean, the main character runs a queer teen book club, so of course I was going to love it. The book I spent most of March reading was Hell’s Heart by […]
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1914, Octavio Paz is born. “A story needs a single thing, a single detail that sings or does something mysterious. But if you think about this too much, the idea you have for that single thing fades away or seem preposterous.” Colm Tóibín discusses his new collection, […]
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1944, Astrid Lindgren sprains her ankle and begins writing Pippi Longstocking. Stephanie Gorton talks to William Kennedy, legendary author of Ironweed, about turning a bedtime story for his four-year-old into Charlie Malarkey and the Belly-button Machine. | Lit Hub In Conversation “People often believe that we can […]
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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1926, Frank O’ Hara is born. Langston Hughes, translator? Ricardo Wilson II explores the writer’s experience in Mexico and his struggle to bring Mexican and Cuban writers to American audiences. | Lit Hub Biography “Alongside noting each season’s nod to diversity, there has been a steady critique […]
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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1905, Jules Verne dies. Cecile Pin recommends astronaut books by Samantha Harvey, Eliana Ramage, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and more! | Lit Hub Reading Lists Thomas Dekeyser explores the psychology behind stigmatizing those who reject technology. | Lit Hub Technology “After Gaza, it is time to recognize that […]
A public clash between prediction market platform Kalshi and the advocacy group Gambling is Not Investing is playing out alongside March Madness, with fresh comments from Kalshi leadership adding fuel to the debate. The dispute gained traction after the group introduced “Mick’s Picks,” a campaign featuring former congressman and Executive Director Mick Mulvaney placing tournament […]
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 2013, Chinua Achebe dies. Ibram X. Kendi explains how the Great Replacement Theory made its way from rural France to the heart of American power. | Lit Hub Politics Considering the genius of Frances Burney, Jane Austen’s most important literary predecessor. | Lit Hub Criticism Wayne Koestenbaum, […]
