September 29 – October 3, 2025 ‹

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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1933, the first issue of Esquire is published, featuring writing by Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Dashiell Hammett, Bobby Jones, and Gene Tunney.   “Laying someone to rest is the final act of care that leaves a lingering impression, not only on the dead, but […]


Amazon will restrict Prime benefit starting October 1

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The program, which allowed Amazon Prime members to share their shipping benefits with people outside their household that didn’t have a membership, will end on Oct. 1, according to the company’s website.  An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business that it is ending the Invitee program, which launched in 2009, and focusing its advertising on […]


Trump, Xi  may meet ahead of or during APEC summit October: report

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President Trump might visit China before going to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit between Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, or he could meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC event in South Korea, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday, citing multiple sources. The two countries have been trying to negotiate an end […]


October 21 – 25, 2024 ‹

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TODAY: In 1922, Jacob’s Room by Virginia Woolf is published.  “I looked for my novel on the screen. I found the skeleton of it intact. Its revolutionary content was missing.” Sol Yurick, author of The Warriors, remembers searching for a trace of his book on the big screen. | Lit Hub Film Nguyễn Bình on […]


October 14 – 18, 2024 ‹

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TODAY: In 1745, Jonathan Swift dies.  Cundill Prize Finalist Kathleen DuVal recommends essential books for understanding Native American history  by David Treuer, Ned Blackhawk, Brenda J. Child, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists “Americans are never shown what it actually looks like when a US drone strike hits a wedding party, or a child […]


October 17, 2024 ‹

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The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1915, Arthur Miller is born. Cundill Prize Finalist Kathleen DuVal recommends essential books for understanding Native American history  by David Treuer, Ned Blackhawk, Brenda J. Child, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Are you the asshole if you’re annoyed by a writer friend who […]