“I was struck by the thought that perhaps I had always missed the very thing that made poetry poetry.” This first appeared in Lit Hub literary history Newsletter-Sign up here. Robert Frost’s most famous poem, “The Road Not Taken,” “has confused audiences from the beginning,” has written David Orr. In the spring of 1915, Frost
“I like it when someone is excited about something. It’s nice.” This first appeared in Lit Hub literary history Newsletter—Sign up here. Article continues after ad In the spring of 1939, a J.D. Salinger—Jerry—took Whit Burnett’s creative writing class at Columbia. That semester, she didn’t pay anything overall, but still signed up for the class
A few weeks ago, I shared a list of 650+ new queer books coming out in the first half of 2026. Now, I’m back with a spreadsheet of 250+ new weird books coming out in the second half of the year. You can see these are very different numbers, and that’s because I usually learn
It’s July, and it’s time to be brimming with summer novels. This week, we are introduced to the new book North Woods Author Daniel Mason, people of the countryEmmeline Atwood’s highly anticipated debut novel, a real animalAnd the sequel to Irvine Welsh Trainspotting, men in love. And many more. Read the full list below, and
A new novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro is due to be published in March next year. Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger, which was announced by her UK publisher Faber, is a spy. Set in 1938, the novel follows Richard Hadley as he encounters the mysterious Miss Lambert, and he follows her to a conference