Lit Hub Weekly: September 14 – 18, 2026
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In the September 14-18, 2026 edition of Literary Hub, readers are treated to a diverse selection of literary and cultural pieces. The week kicks off with a tribute to the 1956 First International Congress of Black Writers and Artists, held at the Sorbonne in Paris and featuring influential figures such as Richard Wright, Léopold Senghor, Aimé Césaire, and Frantz Fanon.
Moving on to contemporary topics, Bo Wang shares her experience raising a multilingual child and how she incorporates both English and Mandarin into her fiction. Kevin Dettmar delves into the tragic history behind post-punk's iconic track "Love Will Tear Us Apart," while Maris Kreizman recommends 14 nonfiction titles for the remainder of 2026.
Ivan Kenneally reflects on Mark Twain's patriotism and Sophie Gilbert explores the imagined world of Jackie Collins. Krithika Varagur visits Bayreuth, the world-renowned opera festival created by Richard Wagner, and Meghan O’Gieblyn discusses the insights of Simone Weil and Arthur Schopenhauer on the individual. Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor examine Trump's AI obsession, while Wired criticizes the use of chatbots to generate fiction.
Aeon and The Baffler provide personal tributes to late writer and historian Carol Ginzburg, and Longreads highlights the cost of our hunger for frictionless food. Finally, Francesca Giangiulio considers Anthony Bourdain's recently reissued crime novels, and Beth Blum revisits the story of Love Story author Erich Segal.
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