Happiness is Within Reach! And Other Fragments of Ancient Greek Wisdom
In the 5th century AD, a father in the Balkan city of Stobi was educating his son. Stobaeus (as we now call him, “the man from Stobi”) compiled quotes from Greek texts to use as…
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The Power of the Stranger as Plot
We have two kinds of relationships with strangers. In one, we don’t talk to them, don’t trust them,…
“Mise en Abyme,” a Poem by Lisa Russ Spaar
Despite furnaced trees translating heaven, always it comes, kneeling to nothing: the angry, occult hoar of dread. My…
Book Review: ‘Riverwork,’ by Lisa Robertson
“Riverwork,” by Lisa Robertson, considers the lost history of the Bièvre and the lives of working women once…
Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg
The class-action lawsuit accuses the tech giant and its founder and chief executive of infringing on authors’ copyrights.…
Is Peter Thiel a “bad fan” of LOTR?
Who is Peter Thiel, really? Maverick, or monster? Little is known about the eccentric billionaire manipulating our world…
Lit Hub Daily: May 5, 2026
Mothman is My Boyfriend author McKayla Coyle wants to settle it once and for all: Who’s the best…
Book Review: ‘The Family Man,’ by James Lasdun
“The Family Man,” by the novelist and poet James Lasdun, brings a literary voice and elaborate detail to…
On Making Time to Read War and Peace and Other Great Literary Works
If you’re a serious reader, you probably have a few intimidating books on your book bucket list. Maybe…
Charles Dickens… and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers
Of course I knew that Charles Dickens had what was arguably the most brutal and public marital separation…