Lit Hub Weekly: August 31 - September 4, 2020

Lit Hub Weekly
August 31 - September 4, 2020

TODAY: In 1921, The Cervantes Theatre in Buenos Aires opens with a production of Lope de Vega’s La dama boba.

“He died a terrible death, his chest working overtime like he often did in the mill.” Kerri Arsenault on life and death in a Maine mill town. | Lit Hub Memoir
She hoped that children who played her game would grow up understanding the injustice of our economic system.” Eula Biss on the anticapitalist origins of Monopoly. | Lit Hub History
What are we going to do about voter suppression? An important conversation with Stacey Abrams, Kevin M. Kruse, Jim Downs, Carol Anderson, Heather Ann Thompson, and Heather Cox Richardson. | Lit Hub Politics
Brandon Taylor on Emma Cline’s Daddy, Merve Emre on Elena Ferrante’sThe Lying Life of Adults, Ron Charles on Yaa Gysai’s Transcendent Kingdom, and more of the Reviews You Need to Read This Week. | Book Marks
Alyssa Cole recommends five crime books that use genre to explore the consequences of social injustice. | CrimeReads
“Even in a pandemic, even in grief, I found myself commanded to amplify the voices of the dead that sing to me, from their boat to my boat, on the sea of time.” Jesmyn Ward on losing h er husband and grieving—and writing—through the pandemic. | Vanity Fair
“What does it say about capitalism that we have money and want to spend it but can’t find anything worth buying?” Eula Biss on buying (and furnishing) a home under capitalism. | The New Yorker
Jo Livingstone considers the feminist power of Beowulf in the context of a new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley. | Poetry Foundation
The numbers are in: no matter their political orientation, readers just can't get enough of Trump-related books. | The New York Times
How did Arkady Strugatsky, a former officer in the Soviet Army, become a key figure in the evolution of Russian science fiction? | Pledge Times
“The memoir attests to how skilled Talley and countless queer people of color are at laboring under violent conditions to produce stunning visuals.” What André Leon Talley's memoir reveals about the fashion industry as a whole. | Boston Review
“There is a deep congruity between the movements of Faulkner’s mind, with its sense of an inescapable family trauma, and the history and culture of his region.” On Faulkner and the Jim Crow South. | New York Review of Books
Meet the parents who walked into a bookstore looking for books starring Black children to read with their son—and started their own independent pop up bookstore when they couldn’t find them. | Washington Post
Meet Alice Birch, the British playwright quietly writing all your favorite shows (including Normal People, of course). | Elle
“In the education world, we always talk about giving students a voice. What does that actually look like?” On the high school English teacher who has helped over 100 students publish their work. | The Atlantic
Mitchell S. Jackson on names as a means for reinvention and self-assertion. | The Believer
“But the fantasy had become a reality for me, and I was determined not to waste the incredible good fortune that had come my way.” Janet Malcolm on failing to defend herself on the stand—and what she did with her second chance. | NYRB
“I realized just how subtly radical it was of Weiner to insist on giving every single one of her fat heroines a happy ending, book after book after book.” On the grounding power of Jennifer Weiner’s body positive novels. | Vogue
A trip to Canmore, the small Canadian mountain town that boasts between 60 and 100 authors as residents. | CBC
What are Americans reading most during the pandemic? Books about race, romance novels, and Hilary Mantel. | The Washington Post

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN

ALSO THIS WEEK ON LITERARY HUB

Hari Kunzru is never, ever going to read To Kill a Mockingbird • As The Met reopens, a former employee longs for its lost art • Arundhati Roy on life under the world’s most repressive lockdown • Carolina De Robertis on translating her own novel • Some one-star Amazon reviews of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood • Jenny Erpenbeck, a totally normal teenager, on Thomas Mann • Inside the intricate translation process for a Haruki Murakami novel • Lauren Markham on the daily magic of the US postal system • Henri Cole in conversation with David Roderick • Why can't we take our eyes off cinematic monsters? • Angela Davis on international solidarity and the future of Black radicalism • On the humble confidence of Seamus Heaney • Geraldine Woods considers the power of repetition as a literary tool • On the experimental realism of an eccentric Russian Anglophile • Can poets show the way forward for an uncertain Europe? • Jo Marchant on obsession and desire in an ancient Assyrian library • The great singer-songwriter Valerie June with some advice for all writers • Jennifer Howard on how the Victorians invented clutter • Patricia Morrisroe goes deep on researching a novel about Beethoven • On Louis Armstrong’s first tour of the south • Joshua Bennett on the fullness of Black life in a time of siege

START READING NOW

THE BEST OF BOOK MARKS

Gitta Sereny's Into That Darkness, Pamela Des Barres’ I’m With the Band, John Cheever's journals, and more rapid-fire book recs from Emma Cline • Roberto Lovato recommends five books (and a movie) about the underworld and salvation from below, from Beloved to The Matrix • Michael Cunningham's The Hours, Donna Tartt's The Secret History, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and more rapid-fire book recs from Helen Cullen • Mill Town author Kerri Arsenault recommends five books that changed her ideas about storytelling, from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle to Bonnie Jo Campbell's American Salvage • New titles from Elena Ferrante, Emma Cline, Yaa Gyasi, and Eula Biss all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE ULTIMATE BOOK CLUB GIRL LIBRARY

NEW ON CRIMEREADS

12 crime and mystery novels to read this September • Annie Lampman on books by women set in remote places • Crime and the City heads to Istanbul • Alan Feuer on the myth of El Chapo and the reality of drug trafficking • Brett Riley searches for haunted fiction in American literature • Chris Mooney on six genre-bending classics that prove the merit of mixing things • Scott Anderson on the CIA’s dark history of employing former Nazis • Lyndsay Faye introduces us to the fun-loving Charles Vincent Emerson Starrett Deon Meyer asks, what’s the best way to get rid of a body from a moving train? • Maaza Mengiste on the stories and memories of Addis Ababa Noir

VISIT LITHUB.COM

Love the Lit Hub Weekly? Click here to receive the Lit Hub Daily instead.

Copyright © 2020 Literary Hub, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this e-mail because you signed up at www.lithub.com.

Our mailing address is:

Literary Hub

154 W. 14th Street

12th Floor

New York, NY 10011

Add us to your address book

unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences

Lit Hub Daily: September 4, 2020

Friday, September 4, 2020

Lit Hub Daily September 4, 2020 TODAY: In 1919, F. Scott Fitzgerald gives the manuscript of This Side of Paradise to his friend Shane Leslie to deliver to Maxwell Perkins, editor at Charles

Lit Hub Daily: September 1, 2020

Friday, September 4, 2020

Lit Hub Daily September 1, 2020 TODAY: In 1977, Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon is published. TODAY: In 1977, Toni Morrison's novel Song of Solomon is published. Hari Kunzru is never,

Lit Hub Daily: August 31, 2020

Monday, August 31, 2020

Lit Hub Daily August 31, 2020 TODAY: In 1775, Agnes Bulmer, who is believed to have written the longest epic poem ever written by a woman—“Messiah's Kingdom”—which took over nine years to complete,

Lit Hub Weekly: August 24 - 28, 2020

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Lit Hub Weekly August 24 - 28, 2020 TODAY: In 1992, Mary Norton, author of The Borrowers series, dies. TODAY: In 1992, Mary Norton, author of The Borrowers series, dies. “Animals aren't just

Exclusive Deal: The world's best wines and the stories behind them (promotion)

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Enjoy 20% off your first purchase. This is a promotional email from Literary Hub. Literary Hub The world's most inspired wines — expertly curated. The world's most inspired wines — expertly

This Is How To Wear Skinny Jeans Like A Fashion Girl In 2025

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

The revival is here. The Zoe Report Daily The Zoe Report 3.11.2025 This Is How To Wear Skinny Jeans Like A Fashion Girl In 2025 (Style) This Is How To Wear Skinny Jeans Like A Fashion Girl In 2025 The

The Best Thing: March 11, 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

The Best Thing is our weekly discussion thread where we share the one thing that we read, listened to, watched, did, or otherwise enjoyed recent… ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

The Most Groundbreaking Beauty Products Of 2025 Are...

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Brands are prioritizing innovation more than ever. The Zoe Report Beauty The Zoe Report 3.11.2025 (Beauty) The 2025 TZR Beauty Groundbreakers Awards (Your New Holy Grail Or Two) The 2025 TZR Beauty

Change Up #Legday With One of These Squat Variations

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

View in Browser Men's Health SHOP MVP EXCLUSIVES SUBSCRIBE Change Up #Legday With One of These Squat Variations Change Up #Legday With One of These Squat Variations The lower body staple is one of

Kylie Jenner Wore The Spiciest Plunging Crop Top While Kissing Timothée Chalamet

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Plus, Amanda Seyfried opens up about her busy year, your daily horoscope, and more. Mar. 11, 2025 Bustle Daily Amanda Seyfried at the Tory Burch Fall RTW 2025 fashion show as part of New York Fashion

Paris Fashion Week Is Getting Interesting Again

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Today in style, self, culture, and power. The Cut March 11, 2025 PARIS FASHION WEEK Fashion Is Getting Interesting Again Designs at Paris Fashion Week once again reflect the times with new aesthetics,

Your dinner table deserves to be lazier

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

NY delis are serving 'Bird Flu Bailout' sandwiches. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sophie Thatcher Lets In The Light

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Plus: Chet Hanks reaches new heights on Netflix's 'Running Point.' • Mar. 11, 2025 Up Next Your complete guide to industry-shaping entertainment news, exclusive interviews with A-list

Mastering Circumstance

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

“If a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.” ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Don't Fall for This Parking Fee Scam Text 🚨

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

How I Use the 'One in, One Out' Method for My Finances. You're not facing any fines. Not displaying correctly? View this newsletter online. TODAY'S FEATURED STORY Don't Fall for the

Lit Hub Weekly: August 31 - September 4, 2020