Lit Hub Daily: August 9, 2019

“The phrase ‘common-or-garden dick’ in a medieval poem? Yes, please.” On the gleefully indecent lines of the Medieval Welsh feminist poet Gwerful Mechain. | Lit Hub For the anxious historical fiction writer, Caitlin Horrocks offers some permissions for writing into the past. | Lit Hub “As a writer, some of the shittiest jobs I’d had […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-09 10:30:36 UTC ]

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The authors taking on Mark Zuckerberg – podcast

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4 Older Backlist Historical Fiction Books To Read

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Lit Hub Daily: April 11, 2025

Viet Thanh Nguyen explains why most American literature is the literature of empire. | Lit Hub Criticism Moeen Farrokhi on translating literature into Farsi and life into English. | Lit Hub On Translation How unraveling a short story into a novel gave Natalia Theodoridou “permission to indulge... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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New Historical Fiction at the Top of My List

My most anticipated historical fiction has multigenerational love stories, Indigenous horror, ancient Roman romantasy, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The WD Interview: Vanessa Riley

The acclaimed historical fiction author discusses her drafting process, the real history behind her work, and her latest publication, Murder in Berkeley Square. The post The WD Interview: Vanessa Riley appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

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March’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Helen Garner’s How to End a Story, Graydon Carter’s When the Going Was Good, and David Sheff’s Yoko all feature among the best reviewed nonfiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * 1. Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton (Pantheon) 9 Rave • 1... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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New Trans Historical Fiction for the Trans Rights Readathon

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Banned Historical Fiction Books

The goal of censorship is to control what people think by controlling what they can read and learn. Book bans target and affect the most at-risk members of society. That's not a coincidence, either. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Two Dollar Radio turns twenty this year. Here’s where to start with their radical backlist.

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Genre-Blending New Historical Fiction for March

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Lit Hub Daily: February 26, 2025

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