Books & Literature
Books & Literature
Lit Hub Daily: May 5, 2026
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 1927, To the Lighthouse is published. Mothman is My Boyfriend author McKayla Coyle wants to settle...
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Charles Dickens… and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers
Of course I knew that Charles Dickens had what was arguably the most brutal and public marital separation in literary history. I can’t remember...
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On Making Time to Read War and Peace and Other Great Literary Works
Laura Vanderkam Offers Some Suggestions to Help Meet Your Reading Goals
If you’re a serious reader, you probably have a few intimidating books on your...
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The Given World by Melissa Harrison review – a stunning tale of rural life for an era of ecological crisis
Sitting stoned on a hill above his village, a young man muses on his place in the world. Connor is proud to have fenced...
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Here are the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners.
The winners and nominated finalists of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes were announced today by administrator Marjorie Miller via remote video stream. The winners each...
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To Be Honest in Poetry Right Now is to Embrace the Abstract, Negative, and Weak
An Essay and Poem by Xuela Zhang
Witnessing the poor quality of transnational understanding at a time many cannot be more connected, I’m frustrated by...
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Writing My Great-Great-Grandmother’s Escape From Eastern European Antisemitism as Gothic Horror
The very first words of my novel Odessa are my grandmother Lynn’s. Her Yahrzeit is approaching, the first anniversary of her death. It’s a...
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Saying Yes to the Book is Just Like Saying Yes to the Dress
I’ve always tried to go in my own direction and extract fun from situations that might otherwise incite anxiety. I learned this from my...