Literature

TODAY: In 1928, Victorian novelist Thomas Hardy dies. Megan Craig examines the poetry of geology: “Oddly, perhaps, it is the...

Adam Ross’s new novel Playworld, a 500-page epic, chronicles a year or so in the life of 14-year-old Griffin Hurt,...

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January 10, 2025, 1:46pm Friends, you read that right. A new film is coming to theaters in January that is…...

“I’m worried that I’m not worried,” I said. The first time I uttered that sentence was in 2016. I was...

Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also...

January 9, 2025, 2:31pm Yesterday, UNICEF reported that at least 74 Palestinian children were killed by Israel in the first...

I Was a Waitress by Samantha Allan Greta had a powerful stare. Approaching her with a platter of eggs, I...

If you’re trying to step into a better version of yourself with the new year, Oprah Daily has rounded up...

TODAY: In 1868, The Nation publishes an essay by John William De Forest called “The Great American Novel.” This is...

I inherited my (sometimes closeted) fandom of period dramas from my mother who was always up for anything with overly...

By the time the English poet and courtier Sir Philip Sidney was felled by a bullet among the low, frigid...

On the new venture, Bush Hager said, “I’m thrilled to be partnering with the Random House Publishing Group to bring...

The Best of the Literary Internet, Every Day TODAY: In 1896, French poet Paul Verlaine dies.  Gloria L. Huang on...

The day after the election, November 6, having spent the previous evening cooking and consuming a healthy meal of grass-fed...

Travel from China to the United States with Haiwen and Suchi, lovers separated by time and one pivotal decision, from...