Lit Hub Weekly: October 5 – 9, 2026
Samantha’s all grown up, and American Girl books are entering a new era. | Lit Hub Criticism How British media legitimized J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: “We are rendered hostile abstractions in a contradictory narrative: Trans people are not real, only our
In 1870, Ivan Bunin was born. Samantha has become an adult, and American Girl books are embarking on a new era. British media have legitimized J.K. Rowling's transphobia, portraying trans individuals as non-existent except for their violence. Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, now 50 years old, has maintained its immortality.
The value of Mr. Darcy in today's currency is investigated by Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey. The weird girl lit genre's weirdness is subjective, depending on the perspective of the observer. Pokémon Pokopia is explored for its surprising tragic environmental disaster parallels. The NHL is releasing audio romance stories starring its players, which seems an unexpected turn for heated rivalries.
MacKenzie Scott's serialized novel raises questions about the shadow of Amazon on her immense fortune. François Ozon's adaptation of The Stranger highlights the defining of Meursault by Algiers. Dictee, at 40, is appreciated for its pleasures, primarily the love it conveys. The Dead Book Club at the University of Toronto provides a free-form reading experience, free from tests, ideologies, and prescribed reading methods.
ICANN's process for assigning website domains, potentially including .meow or .fart, is investigated. The role of AI in writing, including AI Pride and Prejudice fan fics, is discussed. The editor's influence on the reader-writer relationship and the power of raising stakes in fiction are examined. Also, the editor explores parallels between Hitler's electoral victory and the 2026 American midterms, Alice Elliott Dark's new afterword for "In the Gloaming", and various other articles on Lit Hub.
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