Lit Hub Daily: September 12, 2025
lithub.com·4h
📖Book recommendations
Friday essay: Gertrude Stein got famous lampooning celebrity culture – but not everyone got the joke
theconversation.com·18h
📝Article
Five Pointers for Writing a Genius (Even If You Aren’t One)
crimereads.com·5h
📝how to write
The Big Idea: Ren Hutchings
whatever.scalzi.com·21h
🔮Speculative fiction
A Reporter Who Looks for the Books That Make You Tick
nytimes.com·7h
👗fashion, celebrity, and literary distinction
Saying Exactly What You Mean
feed.tedium.co·11h
📝Article
(It’s Not) The Death of Criticism (Again)
reactormag.com·23h
📝Article
This post was written in a notebook
joelchrono.xyz·23h
📝how to write
With thx to Walter Benjamin
forestgrove.bearblog.dev·12h
⏳to understand historical context. For history, for stories.
The Word and the Machine: On Paul Kingsnorth
frontporchrepublic.com·5h
⚠️Dystopia
Iconic Punks Who Weren’t Actually Involved in the Scene (Or Even in Music)
vice.com·20h
✊Counterculture
New here — drawn to reflective horror, seeking advice and story ideas
reddit.com·12h·
Discuss: r/horrorlit
🎙️Narrative Podcasts
Fall Books: On Helen Garner’s The Season
theparisreview.org·46m
📖Book review
Raindrops Are Falling On My Head / Awake in the Floating City
jamesdavisnicoll.com·8h
🔮Speculative fiction
My First Thriller: Meg Gardiner
crimereads.com·21h
👗fashion, celebrity, and literary distinction
Helen of Nowhere
lithub.com·5h
📖Book review
More educated, healthier... better? What science says about voracious readers
english.elpais.com·4h
📰Nonfiction
Horror, Contemporary Romances, & More
smartbitchestrashybooks.com·23h
📖Book recommendations
The Joy of Reading Books About Books
lithub.com·5h
📚Bookstore
P&B: Jack Baty
manuelmoreale.com·3h
✍️Blogging