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Lit Hub Weekly
August 3 - 7, 2020

TODAY: In 1896, Floridian author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is born.
TODAY: In 1896, Floridian author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings is born.
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ALSO THIS WEEK ON LITERARY HUB
Jeet Heer on the complex origins of Little Orphan Annie • Amy Brady recommends five new books that tackle the climate crisis • Emily Temple on how to begin your Steven Millhauser obsession • Joy Williams remembers Brad Watson • A taxonomy of nonfiction: Karen Babine on the peculiarities of genre, form, and more • Sophy Roberts offers some advice on packing for Siberia • On deceptive ravens, bluffing shrimp, and other bullshit artists of the natural world • Ligaya Mishan on the view of the climate crisis from Hawai’i • Episode two of the Mighty SONG Writers, with jazz pianist Marcus Roberts • Recommended August reading from Lit Hub staff and contributors • Morgan Jerkins on telling the story of her family • We need to treat artists as workers, not decorations • Laura Lippman on the (non-)journey to eating what she wants, when she wants • It takes many voices to find the truth: John Freeman on the anthology as social movement •  Letter to a daughter who will wear two masks: Jasmon Drain on what is covered and hidden • Maggie Levantovskaya on Flannery O’Connor’s chronic illness and chronic racism • Five great audiobooks by Black women • How similar are the hot, historic summers of 2020 and 1968? • Barry Lopez on natural landscapes, metaphorical living, and Warlpiri identity • Bradley Garrett on the hard work of prepping for the end of the world in Paradise Valley • Rónán Hession on the quest for kindness in fiction
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THE BEST OF BOOK MARKS
From the archives: the first reviews of every Toni Morrison novel • Shaun Tan's The Arrival, Daphne du Maurier's Jamaica Inn, Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber, and more rapid-fire book recs from Erin Morgenstern • Caroline Leavitt recommends five books about love—and fame—interrupted, from The World According to Garp to An American Marriage • Judy Blume's Superfudge, Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and more rapid-fire book recs from Shaun Hamill •  Raven Leilani's Luster, Akwaeke Emezi's The Death of Vivek Oji, and Isabel Wilkerson's Caste all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
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The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Size Zero by Abigail Mangin
NEW ON CRIMEREADS
10 crime and mystery novels to check out this August • Lisa Morton and Leslie Klinger introduce us to the weird women of 19th century horror and their cutting-edge tales of terror • Elsa Hart recommends 9 mysteries featuring collections • Catherine Ryan Howard says it’s time to demystify serial killers • Olivia Rutigliano rounds up the 35 most iconic caper films—and ranks them • Laura Lippman opens up about parenting, aging, and exploring her dark, twisted imagination • Poppy Gee on small town mysteries across the globe • Crime and the City heads to Dublin • Susanna Lee on the Continental Op and the Great Depression • Susanna Calkins on the mystery plays of Gangland Chicago
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