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Ed Simon explores the symbol of Guy Fawkes and V for Vendetta‘s anti-authoritarian afterlives. | Lit Hub Criticism Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on lessons learned from June Jordan: “Life is ACTION, inaction is DEATH! If you can’t see that, at…
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Every year, starting in late August, I gather with a new group of high school writers from the Columbus City Schools district in my hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The group is small but eager, curious, vibrant. There are usually around
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Beneath the seventeenth-century Palace of Westminster there was a hidden Medieval undercroft, enduring like a line of erased poetry not fully obscured as new verse was written over it. The undercroft was some 77-feet long, 24-feet wide,…
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The following is from These Long Shadows: Women’s House Museums in the American South by Monica Nelson. Eudora Welty Writer 1909-2001 Jackson, Mississippi House Name: Eudora Welty House Construction: Built in 1925 Architect: Wyatt C,…
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A few years ago, a student at the university where I’ve been teaching for the last decade asked me about my working process as an art historian. Without thinking too much about it, I said that I find the tools
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Our feast of fabulous reviews this week includes Dwight Garner on Annie Proulx Stories, Clare Clark on Louise Kennedy’s Stations, John Semly on William Gass’s The Tunnel, Daniel Mason on Tom Drury’s West of Loveland, and Nick Holdstock on…
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American writers ZZ Packer and Nafkote Tamirat join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell from Paris to talk about recent mass demonstrations across France. They explain how the movement originated at the start of the academic…
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Hello again! Welcome back to the most fascinating corner of the internet. That’s right, it’s time for another incredible installment of Am I the Literary Asshole, an advice column that asks you to please drink responsibly. I’m your host,…
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The grandfather looks out at the sky and the bright red earth. He instinctively raises the back of his hand to his brow to wipe away a few beads of sweat. The heat, which came early this year, will linger
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The busiest season of the publishing year is upon us, bringing a deluge of books to sift through as you curate your TBR list. We’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll find some 130 books out this fall that we’re excited about here at The…
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After a long and merciless winter, summer is upon us, and with it, the urgent need for beach reads, pool reads, park reads, fire escape reads, coffee shop patio reads—you get the point. We’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll find some 130…
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As we slowly recover from one belligerent winter, we can look to spring as a time of growth, renewal, abundance—and nothing could be more abundant than the season’s noteworthy books. Below, you’ll find 140 titles out this spring that we’re…
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Winter demands that we slow down, take stock, rest. And while we hibernate, books can keep us company. Luckily, this season, there are plenty of noteworthy new reads to fill these cold, short days. Below, you’ll find 100 titles out this…
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The Millions has been on hiatus for the last year, so we’ve had to scale back our editorial output to just our seasonal Most Anticipated lists. But we couldn’t let 2025 go by without bringing out our annual Year in Reading series, where we…
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The leaves are turning, and new books abound. Fall is famously publishing’s busy season, and this year is no exception. My favorite book of the year came out this autumn—Erin Somers’s The Ten Year Affair—and I wouldn’t be surprised if your…
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Any book can be a beach read with the right attitude. On offer this summer are a bevy of books to take seaside, or poolside, or to the park, patio, or outdoor setting of your choosing. Here you’ll find just over 100 titles out this summer…
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It’s been a painfully long winter here in New York City, but the glinting promise of spring—and spring books—has bolstered me through these cold, hard months. Here you’ll find just over 100 titles that we’re looking forward to here at The…
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