Literary Hub - Lit Hub Weekly: April 20 - 24, 2020

Lit Hub Weekly
April 20 - 24, 2020

TODAY: In 1938, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia is published.
TODAY: In 1938, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia is published.
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Christopher Tomlin asks: Who can claim the history of Nat Turner? • Ian Zack on the life of  Odetta, the shy folk singer who defied the fear tactics of the McCarthyites • Why did a misquoted ancient became the voice of weight loss campaign? • Lauren Elkin on what we remember when we walk in the city • Joshua Sperling on the decade John Berger became an art world revolutionary • How the Trump presidency became a hotbed of conspiracy theory • Eight memoirs to keep you company in isolation • Jason Rosenthal on his wife’s final column, recommending him as a good husband • On adapting Sally Rooney to the small screen • Noam Chomsky on the promise of a Green New Deal Finding hope for the natural world in poetry • An Yu, thinking of Beijing, while stuck in New York • Lawrence Joseph on poets whose word can help us find a way forward amid the pandemic • Christian Kiefer on writing and hope in the age of pandemic • The trials of Jared K.: At the podium with the first son-in-law • One-star Amazon reviews of… the dictionary • Gabriel Bump on book tour in the early days of coronavirusIlya Kaminsky in conversation with John Freeman • In honor of the Bard’s 456th birthday, five Shakespeare scholars discuss the past, present, and future of theater amid the (current) plague • Tara Neilson reflects on a childhood spent in the wilderness, preparing for the apocalypse • Mai Tran on art and egoSyria's doomed struggle for independence after WWI • Jane Costlow on learning at a distance during a pandemic • Bethany Saltman: a reading list for unpacking a messy world • On balancing panic and relief in a pandemic • Patrick Cockburn on the rise and fall of ISIS, and what comes next • Shahidha Bari on the pleasures and politics of what we wearA poem by Philip Metres • When coffee truthers W. O. Atwater and Frederick Winslow Taylor tried to destroy America’s mornings

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In honor of National Library Week, here are the Secrets of the Librarians • Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls author T Kira Madden on Hawaiian mythology, Annie Proulx, and finding Sally Rooney hilarious • Tess Taylor recommends five books about writing place in a time of crisis • In honor of Earth Day, Katie Yee recommends 13 books where the earth comes alive, from The Lord of the Rings to The Giving Tree • Where the Sidewalk EndsWe Have Always Lived in the CastleLord of the Flies, and more rapid-fire book recs from Stephanie Wrobel • Stephen King’s If It Bleeds, Sebastian Barry’s A Thousand Moons, and Madeleine L’Engle’s The Moment of Tenderness all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
The Night Fire by Michael Connelly
Cat Person and Other Stories by Kristen Roupenian
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(Mentally) escape quarantine with April's best international crime novels • Camilla Bruce invites you to explore the uncanny • A look at the best new crime nonfiction books coming out in April • From heroes to dirtbags: Paul Levine looks at the evolutional of the fictional lawyer • Paul French on Seishi Yokomizo, the king of Golden Age mysteries in Japan ;• TaraShea Nesbit appreciates the art of the slow, complex crime novel • Neil Nyren celebrates the life and work of Catherine Aird • Time to settle in on the couch with April’s best crime and mystery debuts • Jack Carr reflects on the warrior's life and a classic short story • Marcia Clark talks crime, compulsion, and (lack of) closure, interviewed by John B. Valeri
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Lit Hub Daily: April 21, 2020

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Lit Hub Daily April 21, 2020 TODAY: In 1816, Charlotte Brontë is born. TODAY: In 1816, Charlotte Brontë is born. “To me, nonfiction is an act of translation, and the task for the writer is to bring

Lit Hub Daily: April 20, 2020

Monday, April 20, 2020

Lit Hub Daily April 20, 2020 TODAY: In 1912, Bram Stoker dies. TODAY: In 1912, Bram Stoker dies. How did writers survive the first Great Depression? Jason Boog looks back to find a way forward. | Lit

Lit Hub Weekly: April 13 - 17, 2020

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Lit Hub Weekly April 13 - 17, 2020 TODAY: In 1817, British writer George Henry Lewes, known for nurturing and encouraging the writing talent of lover Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot), is born. TODAY: In

Lit Hub Daily: April 16, 2020

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Lit Hub Daily April 16, 2020 TODAY: In 1894, Anton Chekhov's story “The Student” is published in Russkie Vedomosti. TODAY: In 1894, Anton Chekhov's story “The Student” is published in Russkie

Lit Hub Daily: April 15, 2020

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Lit Hub Daily April 15, 2020 TODAY: In 2000, Edward Gorey dies. TODAY: In 2000, Edward Gorey dies. Say what you will about capitalism—it really moves a plot along. David Moloney on the bad jobs of

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