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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on physics, poetry, and how humans “are producing our reality through the stories we choose to tell and the metaphors that we use to narrate them.” | Lit Hub Criticism
“But there was an increased number of guards in the square compared to a typical market day, and this sent a shiver of uneasiness through the crowds.” Read from Agnieszka Szpila’s novel Hexes of the Deadwood Forest, translated by Scotia Gilroy. | Lit Hub Fiction
THE FIRST DECADE OF ROLLING STONE
Rolling Stone's first decade was truly rock and roll: chaotic, wild, and unpredictable. Brand New Beat charts the origins and evolution of the magazine during its formative early years in San Francisco.
“Perfect wife, perfect life? Think again. A bold and biting satire, Yesteryear examines the power of social media to spin a lie so deep, it turns ‘home sweet home’ into a prison.” –Nita Prose, author of The Maid series