Literary Hub - Lit Hub Daily: February 4, 2021

Lit Hub Daily
February 4, 2021

TODAY: In 1505, poet Mikołaj Rej, the first Polish author to write exclusively in the Polish language, is born.

TODAY: In 1505, poet Mikołaj Rej, the first Polish author to write exclusively in the Polish, is born.

“Some writers’ work has managed to be politically charged in subtle, strange ways.” Tobias Carroll wonders what makes a political novel last? | Lit Hub Criticism
Non-harsh writing advice from K Chess: when you’re stuck on your book, try writing another one inside of it. | Lit Hub Craft
Courtney Maum embraces the joy of dancing, during pregnancy and beyond. | Lit Hub Memoir
25+ new crime and mystery novels from Black writers to read all year long. | CrimeReads
The verdicts on new novels by David Duchovny, Lauren Oyler, and Chang-rae Lee feature among the Reviews You Need to Read This Week. | Book Marks
The cop-free library movement is working to end contracts between libraries and local police forces. | Teen Vogue
In need of a little inspiration for these “deeply uncertain and circumscribed times”? Read Jane Austen. | BBC
“The publishing industry has been only too happy to give shelter to those whom Trump has unleashed from his side.” Cultural critics and observers prematurely diagnose the cultural impact of the Trump presidency. | The Drift
What do sestinas and literary translation have in common? They’re both “marked by obsession, intimacy, and perseverance.” | Words Without Borders
“I have never met a lonelier person than someone suffering with pain.” One physician’s approach to the nebulousness of chronic pain. | Lit Hub Health
Chris Kraus recommends “books that the writer had to complete before going on.” | Document Journal
Avni Doshi recommends nine books that capture the full complexity of motherhood. | Lit Hub Reading Lists
Remembering the great Ved Mehta: Chaya Bhuvaneswar on the life of a renowned writer and influential mentor. | Lit Hub
“If the continuation of violence depends on silence and impunity, Rivera Garza believes that writing can throw a wrench in that machine.” How Cristina Rivera Garza explores the connection between violence and language. | The Nation
“It is an enterprise of solid gold.” On that lucrative 18th-century side-hustle—pirating Voltaire. | Lapham’s Quarterly

START READING NOW

New on Lit Hub Radio

Has Germany become the “beacon of hope” that America used to be? Peter Gumbel talks about immigration and multiculturalism, on Keen On.
*
Christopher Bonanos talks to Maris Kreizman about the endurance of
New York City, on The Maris Review.
*
The “steel not flesh” strategy that spared millions of Allied soldiers in WWII,
on We Have Ways of Making You Talk.

ALSO ON LITERARY HUB

ROOMS OF THEIR OWN

Lauren Marino recreates the spaces of Virginia Woolf, Toni Morrison,
and others.

Prelude to the Civil Rights Movement

Thomas C. Holt recounts the rebellion of Carrie
Lee Fitzgerald.

Alison Wisdom's debut novel

Read from We Can Only Save Ourselves.

VISIT LITHUB.COM

Too many e-mails? Click here to receive the Lit Hub Weekly instead.

Copyright © 2021 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: February 3, 2021

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Lit Hub Daily February 3, 2021 TODAY: In 1926, Richard Yates is born. TODAY: In 1926, Richard Yates is born. “It's the imposition of someone else's idea of motherhood that chafes, and that I

Lit Hub Daily: February 2, 2021

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Lit Hub Daily February 2, 2021 TODAY: In 1922, James Joyce's Ulysses is published in Paris on Joyce's 40th birthday. TODAY: In 1922, James Joyce's Ulysses is published in Paris on

Lit Hub Daily: February 1, 2021

Monday, February 1, 2021

Lit Hub Daily February 1, 2021 TODAY: In 1918, Muriel Spark is born. TODAY: In 1918, Muriel Spark is born. Emily Temple reads two new novels about Being Extremely Online—by Lauren Oyler and Patricia

Lit Hub Weekly: January 25 - 29, 2021

Saturday, January 30, 2021

Lit Hub Weekly January 25 - 29, 2021 TODAY: In 1931, Australian novelist, short story writer, and essayist Shirley Hazzard, is born. TODAY: In 1931, Australian novelist, short story writer, and

Lit Hub Daily: January 29, 2021

Friday, January 29, 2021

Lit Hub Daily January 29, 2021 TODAY: In 1763, French Enlightenment poet Louis Racine dies. TODAY: In 1763, French Enlightenment poet Louis Racine dies. “Much of what has been created to give purpose