Whether it’s new book smell or old book smell, the history of book collecting is aromatic. | Lit Hub History Megan Mayhew Bergman explores “analog minds” and the reading life of John Elder. | Lit Hub Craft On Olivia Manning
Whether it’s new book smell or old book smell, the history of book collecting is aromatic. | Lit Hub History Megan Mayhew Bergman explores “analog minds” and the reading life of John Elder. | Lit Hub Craft On Olivia Manning
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How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholicism impacted his writing: “Tolkien, it is fair to say, saw God everywhere…above all, in his art.” | Lit Hub Biography Stephen Thrasher considers NAZA and the balance of journalistic duty and ethical responsibility in documentary filmmaking.
How A Working Mother, Agnes Owens’s novel of the Scottish working class, reveals “the surrealness of everyday life.” | Lit Hub Criticism Caroline Carlson recommends great children’s books coming in November by Neil Sharpson, Avi Steinberg, Gideon Sterer and more.
