In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth

By Sarah Weinman | November 3, 2025

The Epiphany in the Ordinary: A Conversation With Teju Cole

The Epiphany in the Ordinary: A Conversation With Teju Cole

Jennifer Acker Talks to Cole About Genre-Bending, How Artists Bear Witness to Tragedy, and More

By Jennifer Acker | November 3, 2025

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in November That Explore the Skies

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in November That Explore the Skies

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Winter

By Caroline Carlson | November 3, 2025

How Israel’s “Forgotten” 1956 Occupation of Gaza Echoes In Its Actions Today

How Israel’s “Forgotten” 1956 Occupation of Gaza Echoes In Its Actions Today

Anne Irfan on the Repetition of History and How the Past Informs the Present

By Anne Irfan | November 3, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 31, 2025

Lyndal Roper’s <em>Summer of Fire and Blood</em> has won the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

Lyndal Roper’s Summer of Fire and Blood has won the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

By James Folta | October 31, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | October 31, 2025

Happy Halloween from The Lit Hub Podcast

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 31, 2025

Who is the Real Wednesday Addams? 

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | October 31, 2025

Corporeal Punishment: On Body Horror, That Most Human of Stories

Corporeal Punishment: On Body Horror, That Most Human of Stories

Tyler Malone Explores the Uncanny Valley Between the Body and the Self

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2025

Why Do Countless Cultures Believe the Dead Walk Among Us?

Why Do Countless Cultures Believe the Dead Walk Among Us?

John Blair on the Dangerous Dead in Society

By John Blair | October 31, 2025

The Ancient Burial Rituals That Have Shaped How We Treat Our Dead

The Ancient Burial Rituals That Have Shaped How We Treat Our Dead

Roger Luckhurst on the Varied Funerary Practices Within Our Cultures—And History

By Roger Luckhurst | October 31, 2025

“We Call Them Vampires.” Studying Bats in the Jungles of Belize

“We Call Them Vampires.” Studying Bats in the Jungles of Belize

Yossi Yovel Explores the Natural Habitat of a Blood Sucking Mammal

By Yossi Yovel | October 31, 2025

Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and the Fact and Fiction of Criminal Profiling

Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack the Ripper and the Fact and Fiction of Criminal Profiling

Rachel Corbett on the Efforts to Find One of History’s Most Gruesome Serial Killers

By Rachel Corbett | October 31, 2025

On Zombie Ants, Parasitic Fungus, and the Violent Legacy of Anti-Blackness

On Zombie Ants, Parasitic Fungus, and the Violent Legacy of Anti-Blackness

Maria Pinto Considers the Striking Parallels Between the Human and the Natural Worlds

By Maria Pinto | October 31, 2025

Feeding Our Ghosts: How Food Invokes Memories of Ones Loved and Lost

Feeding Our Ghosts: How Food Invokes Memories of Ones Loved and Lost

Daria Lavelle on the Bond Between Taste and the Departed

By Daria Lavelle | October 31, 2025

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