Lit Hub Daily: June 16, 2026

By Lit Hub DailyJune 16, 2026

Sophie Lewis examines the phenomenon of heterofatalism. | Lit Hub Politics If you want a job as an astronaut, you need to nail the interview. | Lit Hub Memoir Erin Maglaque contextualizes her own experience of giving birth through the

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Lit Hub Daily: June 15, 2026

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Lit Hub DailyJun 15, 2026

Literary Hub

Five 70s-era queer magazines to revisit this Pride Month.

It’s pride month! What better time to go spelunking in the archive, so as to situate the current moment, or thank an ancestor? I’ve been on a research kick, personally. Thanks to round-ups like this one from Lindsy Van Gelder—and

Brittany AllenJun 15, 2026

The Paris Review

Announcing Our Summer Issue

Featuring interviews with Harryette Mullen and Yan Lianke, prose by Lucy Ellmann and Chigozie Obioma, poetry by Frederick Seidel, and a cover by Alex Da Corte.

Emily StokesJun 16, 2026

Public Books

Who Benefits from Distorting American Studies?

“There is a movement undermining, constraining, and eradicating those who document, understand, and name the experiences of systematically marginalized communities in US history.” The post Who Benefits from Distorting American Studies? appeared first on Public Books.

Morgan BarryJun 17, 2026

The Paris Review

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Goes to Washington

“UFC Freedom 250 was a spectacle—a ‘gimmick,’ as Trump called it.”

Stephanie Cuepo WobbyJun 16, 2026

Public Books

Edward Said, My Grandfather, and the Problem of Home

“Said's ‘Reflections on Exile’ summoned to mind the only 7 words my grandfather ever said to me about Ireland, where he had cousins he never knew: ‘I don’t think I’ll go back there.’” The post Edward Said, My Grandfather, and the Problem of Home appeared first on Public Books.

Morgan BarryJun 16, 2026