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“A Mother Sends Her Son Off on the Eve of the Bois Caïman Ceremony,” a Poem by Sony Ton-Aime

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Education as a Lifeline: Hope and Hardship in Gaza

How Finding My Narrator Brought My Entire Book Together

Rebel English Academy

Five great episodes of Michael Silverblatt’s Bookworm, in honor of the late host.

New York Mayor Mamdani is breaking his promise on library funding.

Lit Hub Daily: February 19, 2026

Letter from Minnesota: When Home is Away from Home

On What It Really Means to Live the Writing Life: The Good AND the Bad

Letter From Minnesota: If You Can Survive This, You Can Survive Anything

What We Lose When Our Independent Bookstores Close

The So-Called Tragedy of the English Commons Was Anything But

What Happens When Your Books (Don’t) Get Banned?

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

Railsong

On the Unlikely Origin of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Letter From Minnesota: Elegy For Renee Nicole Good

Yi-Ling Liu on Internet Censorship in China and the U.S.

Lit Hub Daily: February 18, 2026

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