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Lit Hub's September 2026 literary essays and reviews
Lit Hub Daily's September 24, 2026 edition offered a seasonal book selection flowchart and advice for writers, alongside essays on legacy, craft, and new
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Agents Predict Trends at Frankfurt Book Fair 2026
Literary agents at the Frankfurt Book Fair highlight rising interest in horror, traditional space opera, and fiction from smaller language markets like
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Ed Park's 'Personal Days' hailed as a comic
Writer James Folta praises Ed Park's debut novel 'Personal Days' as one of the best comic novels ever, highlighting its unique office humor and literary
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Literary Agent Jennifer Herrera on Grief and Narrative
Literary agent Jennifer Herrera recounts her struggle to apply her professional narrative-shaping skills to her own grief after her mother's death, leading
Authors & publishers
Le Livre sur la Place 2026 Sets Literary Program
The 48th Le Livre sur la Place event in Nancy will run from September 11-13, 2026, featuring many authors and a focus on youth programming
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Chloe Benjamin Recommends 10 Hopeful Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Author Chloe Benjamin shares a personal list of literary science fiction and fantasy novels that inspired her own genre work and offer hope, citing works
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Lit Hub Staffers Share Their Bookish Joys
Lit Hub staff members celebrate personal and literary milestones as summer ends, highlighting a solved novel section, a miniature bookstore, a
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Prix Rive Gauche 2026 reveals French
The Prix Rive Gauche has announced its 2026 selections for French novels, foreign novels and literary magazines, marking its return after no edition in
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Polina Panassenko wins 2026 Le Monde
Franco-Russian author Polina Panassenko has won the 14th Le Monde literary prize for her novel 'À voix haute', published by Éditions de l'Olivier.
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George Orwell Email Scam Targets Living Author
Author Adam Hochschild received a scam email intended for George Orwell, highlighting a new AI-driven literary fraud targeting writers.
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Khairani Barokka on Jakarta's Literary Pulse
Writer and artist Khairani Barokka describes the Indonesian capital as a city of sonic pulse-scapes, resilience, and literary energy in an interview for Words Without Borders.
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Colin Burrow on Literary Criticism's Decline
Colin Burrow's essay details the decline of literary criticism, citing university cuts, falling student numbers, and a shift towards instrumental justifications that miss the subject's intrinsic point and pleasure.
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Livres Hebdo's 2026-27 French Literary Guide
Livres Hebdo outlines the new season of French literary programming, with host changes on France Inter, new shows on France Culture and RTL, and the return
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It-Narratives: The Secret Lives of Objects
The literary genre of it-narratives, featuring stories told by objects like coins and toys, predates films like Toy Story by centuries and served as