Lit Hub Daily: September 4, 2026
Suzanne Roberts offers advice (and prompts!) for writing about sex. | Lit Hub Craft How does time actually work? Jim Al-Khalili explores the flow of physics. | Lit Hub Science These Latin American novels from the 1920s chronicled an era
In 1919, F. Scott Fitzgerald entrusted his manuscript of "This Side of Paradise" to a friend named Shane Leslie, who was entrusted with delivering it to Maxwell Perkins, editor at Charles Scribner's Sons in New York. Suzanne Roberts shares her thoughts on crafting stories with sexual content in her Lit Hub Craft article. Jim Al-Khalili, in the Lit Hub Science section, delves into the concept of time from a physics perspective.
The Latin American novels of the 1920s, which shed light on agriculture and labor, are featured in a Lit Hub Criticism piece. The biography of Edmond Albius, an enslaved man who revolutionized vanilla cultivation, is highlighted in a Cundill Prize-shortlisted book review in Lit Hub History. The best reviewed books of the week, including works by Ted Chiang, Susanna Clarke, Mohsin Hamid, and more, are recommended by Chloe Benjamin in a Lit Hub Reading List.
Marlon James, Jon Ronson, Emily Wilson, and others are among the authors reviewed in the Book Marks section. Louise Brangan's investigation into Irish Magdalene laundries in her Cundill Prize-shortlisted book is presented in Lit Hub History. In Lit Hub Fiction, Philippe Collin's debut novel, "The Barman of the Ritz," provides insight into a man's struggle with his past and heritage.
Nick Ripatrazone reports from his high school, as the era of phone bans begins, in a Slate article. Walker Rutter-Bowman reflects on Nancy Lemann's life and work in The New Republic. Ray Reipen's journey in launching an iconic rock club and fostering Boston's sonic counterculture is explored in The MIT Press Reader. In Aeon, three critics contemplate the lasting impact of Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections" over the past 25 years.
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