Fresh off his Oscar-nominated turn as the Creature in Frankenstein,Jacob Elordi is set to star in and produce an adaptation…
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THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1922, Kurt Vonnegut is born. Zachary Fletcher interviews former New York Times…
Today, the Literary Arts Fund announced the inaugural winners of a new major literary prize: The Stylus Award, which recognizes…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1950, William Faulkner is awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Eve Sneider…
© David Parry for Booker Prize Foundation Today, at a ceremony in London, M. John Harrison was awarded the 2026…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1953, Dylan Thomas dies. What’s the best literary TV adaptation of all…
In a bizarre turn of events, on Wednesday November 4th, New York City’s Queens Public Library (QPL) system, which operates…
Our friends at n+1are back with their annual pre-yuletide gift. Bookmatch, the highly bespoke literary quiz, pairs readers with a…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1913, Albert Camus is born. How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholicism impacted his writing:…
We keep asking Sergey Davydov for a news report, but what he really wants to tell us is a love…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1884, Williams Wells Brown dies. Katherine Kelaidis on Sergey Davydov and why…
Adam Peterson Makes the Case for Sexual Desire in Space This first appeared in Lit Hub’sCraft of Writingnewsletter—sign up here.Article…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In1857, Ida Tarbell is born. Ed Simon explores the symbol of Guy Fawkes…
China Miéville has won this year’s Goldsmiths Prize for his novelThe Rouse. The Goldsmiths Prize, launched in 2013 “to reward…
Today, the American Library in Paris announced the winner of their 2026 Book Award, which “celebrates works of literature, both…
Photo of Wideman and Trethewey credit: Beowulf Sheehan and Jasmina Tomic The following is an edited transcript of Natasha Trethewey’s…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In 1871, Walt Whitman declines Anne Gilchrist’s offer of marriage. How J.R.R. Tolkien’s…
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET TODAY: In1890, Moa Martinson is born. How A Working Mother, Agnes Owens’s novel of…