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The Unexpectedly Subversive World of Romance Novels

The Unexpectedly Subversive World of Romance Novels

Helen Taylor on Books That Truly Embrace Female Autonomy and Desire

By Helen Taylor | March 16, 2020

Dear Oxford English Dictionary:

Dear Oxford English Dictionary: "bitch" is not a synonym for "woman."

By Corinne Segal | March 3, 2020

The Lord of the Rings Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work?">Did Tolkien Write <emThe Lord of the Rings Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work?">

The Lord of the Rings Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work?">Did Tolkien Write The Lord of the Rings Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work?

Failings With Chaucer">How a Literary Icon Always Felt Guilty About His
Failings With Chaucer

By John M. Bowers | January 27, 2020

in January">12 Books You Should Read<br in January">

in January">12 Books You Should Read
in January

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | January 7, 2020

On the Wars and Intrigues of the Aztec Empire

On the Wars and Intrigues of the Aztec Empire

Fifth Sun">From Camilla Townsend's Cundill Prize-Nominated Fifth Sun

By Camilla Townsend | December 19, 2019

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

Remember, Remember Where the Word 'Guy' Comes From

Allan Metcalf on the Evolving Legacy of Guy Fawkes

By Allan Metcalf | November 27, 2019

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Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

By Serhii Plokhy | November 20, 2019

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

By Mari Yoshihara | September 19, 2019

Inventing the Village: The Life and Times of the Jane Street Artists

By Cathy Curtis | August 5, 2019

The Life of Afong Moy, the First Chinese Woman in America

The Life of Afong Moy, the First Chinese Woman in America

Contending with the Orientalist Fears and Fantasies of a Young Nation

By Nancy E. Davis | August 2, 2019

On H.G. Adler's Lectures from a Concentration Camp

On H.G. Adler's Lectures from a Concentration Camp

"For Adler there is no room for escape. . ."

By Peter Filkins | March 13, 2019

These Conservative Interest Groups Are Writing Laws for US Legislators

These Conservative Interest Groups Are Writing Laws for US Legislators

Alex Hertel-Fernandez Talks to Heath Brown on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | February 15, 2019

What Does It Mean to Call an Idea American?

What Does It Mean to Call an Idea American?

On the Intellectual Genealogy of the United States

By Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen | February 14, 2019

On Dickens’ Demons and Weird Relationship with Christmas

On Dickens’ Demons and Weird Relationship with Christmas

A Close Reading of A Christmas Carol

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | December 20, 2018

When Wilde Met Whitman

When Wilde Met Whitman

As He Told a Friend Years Later, "The Kiss of Walt Whitman is Still on My Lips"

By Michèle Mendelssohn | July 16, 2018

Alain Locke's Controversial Vision of a

Alain Locke's Controversial Vision of a "Negro Renaissance"

On the Fallout from His Battle Against Entrenched Paternalism

By Jeffrey C. Stewart | March 16, 2018

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