On the many afterlives of Haiti’s misunderstood Henry Christophe, from Marlene L. Daut’s Cundill Prize-shortlisted The First and Last King of Haiti.

Sharing this excerpt from my foreword to Alaa Abd el-Fattah's extraordinary collection of prison writings, "You Have Not Yet Been Defeated." Stay tuned... lithub.com/naomi-klein-...

This regime is turning into tyranny by cosplayers and content creators

my book Queer Pregnancy in Shakespeare’s Plays isn’t out till the end of the year, but in the meantime this article I wrote for @literaryhub.bsky.social is an excellent preview to the arguments I make & ideas I explore in it: lithub.com/the-semi-hid...

Sadly, now seems like a good time to re-up this piece, published last May but becoming even more relevant daily. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/how-trumps-a...

@vauhinivara.bsky.social talks to John J. Lennon about the sensationalism of true crime and the reality of being human in prison.

We think it’s time to bring The Young Darcy Mysteries to life.

Catch up on the news with this Venn diagram trio!

“IT’S APPLE SEASON, BABYYYYY!!!” These are the things that made the Lit Hub staff happy this week.

“Our mother’s last words were ‘LCI.’ The last words of her life.” Read from Yasmina Reza’s novel Serge, translated by @jmz.bsky.social.

“These are owl woods and always will be unless something is done to remove them.” Adam Nicolson meditates on the secrets and presence of tawny owls.

@karenpalmer.bsky.social explores solitude, motion, and the writing benefits of being on the road. buff.ly/h5xjzpc

On the untapped comedic potential of writing about Catholicism: “The delight of these Catholic comedians is that they don’t take their religion too seriously.”

I wrote a craft essay for @literaryhub.bsky.social about solo road-tripping and creativity. lithub.com/karen-palmer...

Angela Flournoy’s The Wilderness, Jill Lepore’s We the People, and Samanta Schweblin’s Good and Evil all feature among the best reviewed books of the week.

“If all of your fantasies are imagined confrontations, you are not so secretly rehearsing for the chance to fight and punish your enemies.” @jamesfolta.com on the state cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel.

Kornel Chang examines the tragically unfulfilled promise of Korea’s Asian Spring, from his Cundill Prize-shortlisted A Fractured Liberation.

This week on the Lit Hub Podcast, @drewsof.bsky.social talks to @scumbelievable.bsky.social, Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur of 831 Stories, @chillsubs.bsky.social, and more!

“For making our lives better, we might allow the beavers simply to live.” Why humans and beavers could be the ultimate environmental collaborators.

“Thank you for waiting. My name is Jimmie. How can I help you today?” Read from Katharina Volckmer’s new novel, Calls May Be Recorded. lithub.com/calls-may-be...

@heidiseabornpoet.bsky.social on the regrets and advantages of waiting until her fifties to become a poet.

Margot Kahn reflects on leaving a particular poem out of her collection: “One of the poems I put in my stack involved my father’s dick.” lithub.com/poet-margot-...

Barnes & Noble may buy another indie book chain: California’s Books Inc.

“It’s a sickroom meditation; the author becomes a stranger in a strange land.” 5 book reviews you need to read this week. bookmarks.reviews/5-reviews-yo...

Need some new book writing in your inbox? Harper’s Bazaar has you covered with a new literary newsletter from Kaitlyn Greenidge.

Nobel Laureates Annie Ernaux, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and J.M.G. Le Clézio are among a group of prominent writers who have signed a public letter urging the immediate resumption of France’s evacuation program for Palestinian scholars, artists, and writers in Gaza.

From her Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Wages for Housework, Emily Callaci chronicles how feminists fought to recognize the economic value of women’s domestic labor.

Am I the asshole for absolutely hating literary awards season?” And other questions answered by @kristenarnett.bsky.social… buff.ly/69egFGg

“Abortion bans force people in potentially unsafe situations to remain pregnant against their will, sometimes at serious risk to their lives.” Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans by @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/the-value-of...

one last teaser from THE OTHER TREE, out tomorrow with @smallharborpub.bsky.social 🦋

NEW EPISODE: Writer Omar El Akkad joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to discuss his recent nonfiction book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, which was just nominated for the National Book Award. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/omar-el-akka...

“In proportional terms, more died then than during the industrial slaughter of the First World War.” How the English Civil War determined Great Britain’s future.

Why composting “is a creative, unscripted act” (that can build a snack bar for your neighbor’s pet pig).

“My dream had seemed so real that I found it hard to dismiss it as one, even though that was the simplest and most logical explanation, and the one I eventually found myself obliged to accept.” Read from Rie Qudan’s novel Sympathy Tower Tokyo, translated by Jesse Kirkwood.

Read “The Body of Grief as Rice and Butter,” a poem by @theoriginalison.bsky.social from the collection The Other Tree: “A body, from a body, from a body, from a body. Trans-generational grief engenders both tenderness and bitterness.”

@trymainelee.bsky.social on finding meaning in Black survival: “A blood clot and a bullet are very different things. But both have the ability to take and twist a life.”

@thejeremybjones.bsky.social highlights titles about complicated families by Rick Bragg, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Crystal Wilkinson and others.

“Her best works—across mediums—came from ceding control, allowing herself to become a ‘conduit’ for the unknown.” On the life and career of abstract artist Emily Mason.

Jerome Charyn recommends books that capture the art of defining a diva by Joyce Carol Oates, Josephine Baker, Allegra Kent, and more.

Happy publication day to @angelaflournoy.bsky.social Her beautifully crafted new novel, The Wilderness, ranges from 2008 to 2027, revealing moments from ecstatic & heart breaking, & the value of friendship.

A rare bit of good news out of DC

@angelaflournoy.bsky.social’s new novel is truly a triumph. I hope you’ll make time for it. It comes out today.

Anne Sebba chronicles how the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz survived the death camps and considers the role of music amidst genocide. buff.ly/uOlWdXE

G’Ra Asim talks to former MFA classmate Sasha Bonét about black motherhood, fragmented storytelling, and untangling history. buff.ly/yuj5oMS

The 21 new books out today include titles by Samanta Schweblin, Angela Flournoy, Lydia Davis, and more!

@janeciab.bsky.social interviews @angelaflournoy.bsky.social about her new novel, The Wilderness: “ I am a proud maximalist when it comes to things that might add depth to a character’s world…”

Paul Slovak on Pascal Covici, the editor who nurtured John Steinbeck, James Joyce and more.

“I’m also glad to see such an excellent choice by the Library of Congress, which has recently been a target of Trump and his hogmen—I was afraid this year’s Laureate would be someone like Kid Rock.” lithub.com/arthur-sze-i...

@lucyworsley.bsky.social explains why, after 250 years, we can’t stop reading Jane Austen (and why Austen would have loved her enduring fame).

Where are all the books about mothers and sons? Sam Sussman wants to know.