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“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

“For Your Own Damn Good.” How Alanis Morissette Gave a Voice to Her Fans’ Struggles

Megan Volpert on the Lyrical and Creative Strategies of the Canadian Singer-Songwriter

By Megan Volpert | March 10, 2025

From <em>Beowulf</em> to Foucault: On the Literary Influences of Cormac McCarthy

From Beowulf to Foucault: On the Literary Influences of Cormac McCarthy

Michael Lynn Crews Investigates the Inspiration Behind “Blood Meridian,” “Suttree” and Other Novels

By Michael Lynn Crews | October 10, 2024

“Because We’re So Poor”

“Because We’re So Poor”

Juan Rulfo (trans. Douglas Weatherford)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 6, 2024

Why It Matters How We Tell the Story of Sinead O'Connor

Why It Matters How We Tell the Story of Sinead O'Connor

Allyson McCabe on the Power of Accepting that a Memoir May Contain Contradictions

By Allyson McCabe | October 23, 2023

In Praise of Mariah Carey

In Praise of Mariah Carey

Andrew Chan and Emily Lordi on Pop Divas, Fandom, and Pop History

By Literary Hub | October 6, 2023

Countries Real and Imagined: Chris McCormick on Creating His Own Armenia

Countries Real and Imagined: Chris McCormick on Creating His Own Armenia

“I was not—and had never been—the only one comparing imagination to reality.”

By Chris McCormick | March 6, 2023

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The Wind Traveler

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Alonso Cueto, translated by Frank Wynne and Jessie Mendez Sayer

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 19, 2020

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The Romantic, Uncompromising, Audacious Life of Lhasa de Sela

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On the Tragically Short Career of a Spellbinding Musician

By Fred Goodman | December 20, 2019

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