Admire Oslo's new public library

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 10:21 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No bookworm, no matter how devoted to his or her ereader, can resist the lure of a library. And boy,...

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Tagged As: Libraries, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

Baz Luhrmann discusses the spookiness of adapting "The Master and Margarita"

Posted on 07/02/2020 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Baz Luhrmann isn’t the first person to adapt The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov for film. He’s also not...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Literature in translation, Movie adaptation

Ottessa Moshfegh's delayed interview and novel are both still relevant

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Ottessa Moshfegh fits into a couple of different pandemic tropes. She’s among those whose works were released later than...

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Tagged As: Author interview, coronavirus / COVID-19, Literary Hub

Read an excerpt from "Love"

Posted on 06/23/2020 at 12:13 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Happy release day to author Roddy Doyle! His new novel, Love, is out in full, though you can also enjoy...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub

Happy 25th anniversary to "Practical Magic"

Posted on 06/18/2020 at 11:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the novel Practical Magic today. Alice Hoffman’s 1995 novel, for those unfamiliar...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Women in literature

Read an excerpt from "Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars."

Posted on 06/10/2020 at 10:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel, Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars., came out to critical praise yesterday. Though the novel centers...

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Tagged As: Excerpt, Literary Hub, Women in literature

Poetry Foundation faces backlash over its response to recent police violence

Posted on 06/08/2020 at 12:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Poetry Foundation is under fire for its response to the ongoing racial justice protests. Hundreds of poets, including past...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Poetry

Topical reading: Biographies of early 20th century civil rights pioneers

Posted on 06/01/2020 at 10:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Quotes from and references to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s are abundant right now across social...

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Tagged As: Book lists, History, Literary Hub

Raymond Carver will read you a story

Posted on 05/26/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has dug up a gem from the radio archives, in honor of a literary birthday. Raymond Carver read...

Tagged As: Literary Hub, Short story

"The Lying Life of Adults" is releasing later but becoming a TV show

Posted on 05/13/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Elena Ferrante’s latest novel, The Lying Life of Adults, won’t be out worldwide until September 1 (rather than June 9)...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Literature in translation, TV adaptation