In Praise of “Wordy, Old Prose.” (Or, F*ck Your AI Reading Buddy)

By Maris KreizmanAugust 20, 2026

More than two years ago I wrote an angry piece about how lame the bulletpointization of books is: the point of reading and engaging with books is not so the reader can consume little bullet points of knowledge. But since

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Dorthe Nors on Striving to Write Emotionally Resonant Fiction

I published my first novel twenty-five years ago. It was not a masterpiece, but to me it was a miracle. Unboxing was still a private phenomenon back then and I remember looking at the book in disbelief. There it was

Dorthe NorsAug 24, 2026

Literary Hub

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

Anjet Daanje’s The Song of Stork and Dromedary, Joby Warrick’s The Jackal, and Dorthe Nors’ Range all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * Fiction 1. The Song of Stork and

Book MarksAug 21, 2026

Public Books

Literature in the Time of Suicide

“In both these Spanish-language novels, thinking about suicide is not only to grapple with someone else’s decision to die, but also inevitably with one’s own decision to go on living.” The post Literature in the Time of Suicide appeared first on Public Books.

Megan CumminsAug 19, 2026

The Conversation

Australian poetry classics: Francis Webb, the 20th century’s ‘most unjustly neglected poet’, is our best kept literary secret

Francis Webb was the first Australian poet to openly discuss mental health crises and the stigmatisation of mental patients.

Toby Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies, Macquarie UniversityAug 20, 2026

The Paris Review

If You Build It, Will They Come? On the Sperm Racing World Cup

Onto Sperm Racing’s elegantly vulgar premise, the company has grafted a lame higher purpose intended to justify and temper the joyful stupidity of the enterprise.

Paul McAdoryAug 21, 2026

The Conversation

The importance of teaching students what AI can’t do

Educators can confront AI head on by distinguishing its pattern-recognition skills from its inability to daydream, embody other people and authentically express itself.

Billy J. Stratton, Professor of English and Literary Arts, University of DenverAug 21, 2026