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Hunting in America

Hunting in America

Tehila Hakimi (trans. Joanna Chen)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | July 18, 2025

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s Iliad

Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

By Emily Hauser | June 13, 2025

Rebecca Solnit on Her Most Beloved Objects

Rebecca Solnit on Her Most Beloved Objects

A Field Guide to the Artifacts from "A Field Guide to Getting Lost"

By Rebecca Solnit | May 29, 2025

20 Years of <em>Getting Lost</em>: Rebecca Solnit on the Creative Process of Finding Yourself

20 Years of Getting Lost: Rebecca Solnit on the Creative Process of Finding Yourself

“All of us are continually gathering ideas, stories, glimpses, encounters that we can sift through to find constellations of meaning."

By Rebecca Solnit | May 27, 2025

“Nell and the Marmot”

“Nell and the Marmot”

Leyna Krow

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 28, 2025

A Literary Inheritance: On the Stories We Tell (and Don’t Tell) To Our Children

A Literary Inheritance: On the Stories We Tell (and Don’t Tell) To Our Children

Alejandro Zambra: “All I have to do is sit beside you...and read to you the parts of the book that have words...”

By Alejandro Zambra | October 8, 2024

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Sally Wen Mao

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“Gravel Ghost or Gravel Gertie,” a Poem by Alice Notley

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Witold Szabłowski on the Culinary Habits and Preferences of the Soviet Strongman

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"Information Desk," a Poem by Robyn Schiff

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Terrance Hayes Remembers Lucie Brock-Broido and Her Immortal Poetic Cats

Terrance Hayes Remembers Lucie Brock-Broido and Her Immortal Poetic Cats

“Cats purred seeking the contours of her language between their ears.”

By Terrance Hayes | July 25, 2023

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