1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (200+ words) Native American powwows are important cultural celebrations, but this one in Bermuda memorializes events often hidden in American history: the large-­scale enslavement of Indigenous people and the simultaneous taking of Native land. The ancestors of the Bermuda powwow attendees…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (45+ words) Literary Hub Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (45+ words) Literary Hub Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (557+ words) And nothing says fun quite like a spicy margarita, am I right? Little bit of lime, little bit of salt—it’s basically a health drink, chock full of essential vitamins and electrolytes. I’ll pour us a couple and we’ll jump…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (127+ words) “I saw her in the forties,” this was Ginny, “the expression was so pure—it came totally through the body—totally abstract—no mugging, no cheap effects.” “Well, Jack, your nudes aren’t pure.” That was Mike, his face fixed in…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1129+ words) lithub.com Robert Moor on Rethinking Environmentalism, Tree by Tree In Conversation with Christian Barter and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction Nonfiction writer Robert Moor joins co-hosts Christian Barter and Jennifer Maritza McCauley to talk about his new…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (212+ words) The indie publisher Inpatient Press is doing fascinating, form-breaking work. The small publisher has been putting out fascinating novels, collections, zines and games since 2013. Inpatient’s publisher, Mitch Anzuoni, studied computer science and creative writing in college (fittingly) and aims “to…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1001+ words) What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time Literary Hub What Peatlands Can Teach Us About Time Jennifer de Mooy on the Carbon Under Our Feet I am sitting in a frost pocket in West Virginia, looking at a Canada warbler....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (350+ words) Kuang and I spoke earlier this month—she is as smart in person as she is on the page, funny, insightful, and extremely curious. An edited version of our conversation follows: Adam Dalva: Your book activates so much nostalgia—of…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1893+ words) Writing is a challenge, at every level. There are constant pressures acting upon a writer: juggling between responsibilities and work; prioritizing health; making and somehow slowing down time; even, perhaps, the arresting, infinite possibilities of the page. Not to mention,…...