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Exile, Imprisonment, Aloneness: Emma Sloley on the Dark Allure of Writing About Islands

Exile, Imprisonment, Aloneness: Emma Sloley on the Dark Allure of Writing About Islands

The Author of “The Island of Last Things” Visits Alcatraz and Offers an Antidote to Doomerism

By Emma Sloley | August 14, 2025

Mina’s Matchbox

Mina’s Matchbox

Yoko Ogawa (trans. Stephen B. Snyder)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 13, 2024

Sofia Samatar! Robert Louis Stevenson! Reevaluating Nat Turner! 24 new books out today!

Sofia Samatar! Robert Louis Stevenson! Reevaluating Nat Turner! 24 new books out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 13, 2024

6 fictional pools to dive into.

6 fictional pools to dive into.

By Katie Yee | July 14, 2022

Qualities of Magic: On Books You'll Keep Coming Back To

Qualities of Magic: On Books You'll Keep Coming Back To

Kate Gale Recommends Paul Bowles, Ursula K. Le Guin, and More!

By Dr. Kate Gale | February 15, 2022

Other Worlds, Other Voices: Reading Translated Science Fiction by Women

Other Worlds, Other Voices: Reading Translated Science Fiction by Women

Sharmila Cohen on Books By and About Women

By Sharmila Cohen | May 21, 2021

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On Taking Kink Seriously: A Reading List

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The Memory Police into a feature film.">Charlie Kaufman is adapting Yōko Ogawa's The Memory Police into a feature film.

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Reading Women on Contemporary Japanese Writers in Translation">Reading Women on Contemporary Japanese Writers in Translation

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Five Japanese Authors Share Their Favorite Murakami Short Stories

Five Japanese Authors Share Their Favorite Murakami Short Stories

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By David Karashima | July 20, 2020

Run the Jewels 4, Ava DuVernay, and Stanley Tucci">Lit Hub Recommends: <emRun the Jewels 4, Ava DuVernay, and Stanley Tucci">

Run the Jewels 4, Ava DuVernay, and Stanley Tucci">Lit Hub Recommends: Run the Jewels 4, Ava DuVernay, and Stanley Tucci

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By Literary Hub | June 12, 2020

The 2020 International Booker Prize Shortlist is mostly women (again).

The 2020 International Booker Prize Shortlist is mostly women (again).

By Emily Temple | April 2, 2020

Here are the longlists for the Best Translated Book Awards.

Here are the longlists for the Best Translated Book Awards.

By Katie Yee | April 1, 2020

Meet the Finalists for Next Week's National Book Awards

Meet the Finalists for Next Week's National Book Awards

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By Emily Temple | November 13, 2019

The 2019 National Book Award Finalists are...

The 2019 National Book Award Finalists are...

By Literary Hub | October 8, 2019

Here is the Translated Literature Longlist for the 2019 National Book Awards.

Here is the Translated Literature Longlist for the 2019 National Book Awards.

By Literary Hub | September 17, 2019

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