The best of literary internet Today: 1927, James Joyce’s collection poms peniche Published by Shakespeare & Company in Paris. How Joyce Carol Oates, queen of the literary Internet, examines “the depressing effects of technology on contemporary life” in her new collection, frenzy. | lit hub criticism Brian Charles follows the slow, steady invasion of AI
Today: In 1893, Guy de Maupassant died. Michael Dirda defends moby-dick As the ultimate American novel. | lit hub criticism Why Plato’s “Mythical” Dinner Party seminar Is really about love. | Lit Hub Craft How medieval scribes engaged in writing as a spiritual practice (and preserved culture and history in the process). | Lit Hub
The best of literary internet Today: Vladimir Nabokov died in 1977. Why we should revisit Frederick Douglass’s speech this July 4th is not clear. | Lit Hub History These 10 best books for children coming out in July include new works from Jacques Jource, Celeste Pewter, Sumiah Beck, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists
The best of literary internet Today: 1915 Jean Stafford is born. Get ready for part two! These are the 258 books we’re most looking forward to in the second half of 2026 Lit Hub Reading Lists We’re begging you to let Maggie Gyllenhaal adapt bell jar. | lit hub film Why Soledad Acosta de Samper
Today: Elizabeth Barrett Browning died in 1861. Natalie Adler and Sarah Shulman talk about the history of AIDS and interrogating agents with the phrase “dam about town”. | Lit Hub in conversation Why readers still fall in love with Mr. DarcyEven after 200 years. | lit hub criticism “What I could not say, Satrapi finally
The best of literary internet Today: 1817 Branwell Brontë is born. “How is queer history incorporated into the historical record?” Demetris Papadimitropoulos on Tennessee Williams, Daniel Siba blue roses and ambiguity of evidence. | lit hub criticism “I don’t remember the exact content of the poem, but it was the first time I saw someone
The best of literary internet Today: 1903 George Orwell is born. Anthony Aycock looks back island tree vs pico, The first (and only) book banning case heard by the Supreme Court. | Lit Hub Politics Maris Kreizman recommends 40 great books you might have forgotten (that you should read instead of J.D. Vance’s memoir). |
Today: In 1909, Sarah Orne Jewett is born. Andrew McKenzie-McHarg explores iconic conspiracy theorist Carl Oglesby’s idea of a Yankees vs. Cowboys war. | Lit Hub History Maggie McKinley reflects on Joan Didion’s “future-oriented” nostalgia. | lit hub criticism “I would never blame them. But being around Americans is the last thing I can do
Visitors learn about CATL’s battery swapping technology during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing. (Hou Yu/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images) June 23, 2026 9:07 am, EDT key takeaways: Octopus Energy and CATL said on June 22 they will create a European network of battery-swapping hubs for trucks, to be launched in the UK next
The best of literary internet Today: In 1592, an epidemic of bubonic plague caused London’s theaters to close for nearly 16 months. Why the aging millennial experience of American life is a cycle of getting your hopes up and disappointed. | Lit Hub Memoirs Justin Ellis explores the labor history and racial solidarity of mid-century