The best of literary internet Today: In 1982, Djuna Barnes died. Through layers of loss and grief, Fatemeh Shams remembers Marjane Satrapi: “Marjane reminded me, as her work often does, that in the most desperate times, art, writing and human connection are radical acts of repair.” Lit Hub Deb Olin Unfurth explores the necessity of
I am a woman of about sixty years old. Somewhere between late and never. No longer is she the career woman, mother, housewife and girlfriend who does it all, fulfills every demand, and then some, just with her left hand. Article continues after ad Now I am a wife, mother, grandmother and my mother’s mother.
June 1982 As Sylvia Upshaw and her two children were putting on their shoes, about to head to Mrs. Talbot’s house, three knocks came at the front door. Sil’s daughter, Gigi, their first child, peered out the living room window that overlooked their small front lawn. “It’s white people,” she said. “Whites? James and Ella
A short reading list. Today in New York, you can’t go to lower Manhattan because the streets are filled with Knicks fans. My city is still on fire from their historic championship win last weekend. People who couldn’t name a single NBA player a month ago (ahem, that’s me) have developed expertise and regional patriotism
Hello how are you! Nice to meet you here. Welcome back to the Internet’s favorite alcoholic advice column, Am I a literary ass? This is where we ponder life’s toughest questions, like “Why does my dog run out of the room whenever I read my work out loud?” And “If an advertisement falls into the
For the week ending June 14, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For nonfiction, generously provided, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. Article continues after ad * 1. The Book of Birds: A Field
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For fiction, generously provided, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. Article continues after ad * 1. disaster club By Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)2. harvest season (The Seasons of
It stars Isabelle Weidner, Danielle Allen, Amitav Ghosh and others Isabelle Weidner’s As ifDanielle Allen’s radical dukeand Amitav Ghosh’s ghost eye All of these are among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by book marksLit Hub’s home for book reviews. * Imagination 1. As if by Isabelle Weidner(FSG) 4 rave •
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“Richard, she can’t stop looking at you,” my mother said with a big silly smile. Article continues after ad After only three months, my father came back into my life. And it was all because of the N-word. “I can’t stop looking at her either,” he said. My face became warm with happiness. I pressed