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Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Jesse Browner Explores Why the Core Rules of Fiction Still Apply in Stories of the Past

By Jesse Browner | May 20, 2025

A Close Reading of the Poetry of Val Kilmer

A Close Reading of the Poetry of Val Kilmer

Nick Ripatrazone Revisits the Work of a Wounded Heart

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 4, 2025

Elizabeth Strout! Jerald Walker! Seamus Heaney’s letters! 28 new books out today.

Elizabeth Strout! Jerald Walker! Seamus Heaney’s letters! 28 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | September 10, 2024

How Has the Turbulent History of Northern Ireland Changed the Literary Landscape?

How Has the Turbulent History of Northern Ireland Changed the Literary Landscape?

The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson">From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 22, 2023

Watch Ben Whishaw read Seamus Heaney's translation of

Watch Ben Whishaw read Seamus Heaney's translation of "The Names of the Hare."

By Emily Temple | May 16, 2023

Belfast">Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked <emBelfast">

Belfast">Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked Belfast

Lit Hub’s Literary Countdown to the 94th Academy Awards

By Literary Hub | March 22, 2022

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Writing About the Small Farming Life in the Shadow of Climate Change

By Patrick Laurie | November 16, 2021

Winning the Game You Didn’t Even Want to Play: On Sally Rooney and the Literature of the Pose

By Stephen Marche | September 15, 2021

Seamus Heaney’s wife is launching a Seamus Heaney-themed walking tour.

By Walker Caplan | June 8, 2021

The Humble Confidence of Seamus Heaney

The Humble Confidence of Seamus Heaney

R. F. Foster on the Poet's Roots, Influences, and Individuality

By R. F. Foster | August 31, 2020

Made Mistakes">Even Seamus Heaney <brMade Mistakes">

Made Mistakes">Even Seamus Heaney
Made Mistakes

On Poetry, Wordsworth, and Misremembering

By Erica McAlpine | July 6, 2020

A Poem by Seamus Heaney">'Wedding Day' <br A Poem by Seamus Heaney">

A Poem by Seamus Heaney">'Wedding Day'
A Poem by Seamus Heaney

100 Poems">From the Collection 100 Poems

By Seamus Heaney | August 20, 2019

Hai-Dang Phan on Poetic Distance and Reenacting the Past

Hai-Dang Phan on Poetic Distance and Reenacting the Past

Reenactments in Conversation with Peter Mishler">The Author of Reenactments in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | August 13, 2019

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

Elizabeth Bales Frank on the Pleasures and Perils of Introducing Attorneys to Poetry

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | July 23, 2019

Your Wedding">What to Actually Read at<br Your Wedding">

Your Wedding">What to Actually Read at
Your Wedding

This Year, the Optimist's Guide

By Emily Temple | June 6, 2019

A Brief History of That Most Noble Tuber, the Potato

A Brief History of That Most Noble Tuber, the Potato

Rebecca Earle Brings a Little Humanity to a Humble Vegetable

By Rebecca Earle | March 28, 2019

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