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31 Books in 30 Days: Laurie Hertzel on Richard Beard
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: David Varno on Denis Johnson
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Robert Christgau
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Kate Tuttle on Adam Winkler
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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Lit Hub Recommends: Janelle Monáe, Cold War, and a Palestinian Cookbook
This month, I read three very different novels in quick succession: first, Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver, a very loose retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin story but elevated and moving and a serious...
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Announcing the Finalists for the Aspen Words Literary Prize
Aspen Words, a program of the Aspen Institute, today announced the shortlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize (AWLP), a $35,000 annual award for a work of fiction that illuminates vital contemporary...
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31 Books in 30 Days: John McWhorter on Chris Bonanos
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Kate Tuttle on Nora Krug
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Mary Ann Gwinn on Mark Lamster
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: What, Exactly, Is Its Source Material?
This year’s Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar race contains two filmmakers who have survived in this business longer than nearly anyone manages to: Spike Lee and the Coen brothers. Sorry, not two...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Lori Feathers on Anna Burns
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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Evan Ratliff on Finding the Right Story
Will Schwalbe: Hi. I’m Will Schwalbe, and you’re listening to But That’s Another Story. I’ve done some of my very best reading on trains. All kinds of trains. I love to read on the subway, if I get a...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Ismail Muhammad on Patrick Chamoiseau
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Tom Beer on Luis Alberto Urrea
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the 31 finalists. Today, NBCC board member...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Tom Beer on Stephen Greenblatt
In the 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the 31 finalists. Today, NBCC board member...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Tess Taylor on Ada Limón
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Tess Taylor on Terrance Hayes
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month
From essays to interviews, excerpts and reading lists, we publish around 150 features a month. And though we’re proud of each week’s offerings, we do have our personal favorites. Below are some of our...
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31 Books in 30 Days: Charles Finch on Zadie Smith
In this 31 Books in 30 Days series leading up to the March 14, 2019 announcement of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle award winners, NBCC board members review the thirty-one finalists. Today, NBCC...
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On Writing Science Fiction and New Narratives for Women of Color
Writers Nikki Darling (Fade Into You, Feminist Press 2018) and Lilliam Rivera (Dealing in Dreams, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster 2019) met recently to talk about new narratives for characters of...
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