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Katie Kitamura Sometimes Falls In Love with Her Characters (and Other Literary Tidbits)

Katie Kitamura Sometimes Falls In Love with Her Characters (and Other Literary Tidbits)

The Author of “Audition” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2025

“Spring in Kyōto”

“Spring in Kyōto”

Yasunari Kawabata (trans. Haydn Trowell)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 13, 2023

Ten Books That Slouch Toward the Total Pain of Desire

Ten Books That Slouch Toward the Total Pain of Desire

Johanna Hedva Recommends Esther Yi, Javier Marias, and More

By Johanna Hedva | July 13, 2023

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

“It’s the writer’s job to capture essences in words.”

By Grant Faulkner | March 31, 2023

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The 64 Best Book Covers of 2017

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By Emily Temple | December 21, 2017

Dandelions

Dandelions

Yasunari Kawabata, trans. Michael Emmerich

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 12, 2017

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