Lit Hub Daily: November 13, 2026
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In 1850, Robert Louis Stevenson was born. An article explores what it's like to be a fan of the Bills, even when they lose. Jessica Craig-Martin shares how she managed large egos while working at Vogue. Readers can vote for their favorite literary TV adaptation. Black women's experiences have been overlooked in historical documentation, as discussed in Sasha Bonét's The Waterbearers.
Criticism pieces feature Annie Proulx Stories, James Gleick's The Telephone, and Lauren Elkin's Vocal Break, among other notable books. Maya Abuali reflects on the grief of political paralysis in Kaveh Akbar and Sally Rooney's works. A piece considers writing like knitting, with Kelly Grace Thomas discussing structure and storytelling in poetry.
Dora Šustić's novel Dogs is featured, translated by Ena Selimović. Martin Dolan ponders the enduring appeal of puzzle games. Kristen Roupenian compares Jane Schoenbrun's Public Access Afterworld to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The Baffler and New York Review of Books discuss AI and literary scams, while The Atlantic and The New Yorker address ed-tech and the phrase "cultural Marxism."
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