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Lit Hub Daily: April 24, 2026

How early aughts “women’s fiction” helped Sarah Vacchiano survive divorce. | Lit Hub Craft Geneen Roth explores the torture of diet culture and power of l…

Tokyo Javier

6h ago

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The Body Builders by Albertine Clarke review – a compelling debut of mental meltdown

A young woman’s dissociation from reality and her road to recovery are vividly rendered in this striking novel Meet Ada, the anguished young narrator of 26-yea…

Jordan Martinez

10h ago

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‘Extraordinary and original poet’ JH Prynne dies aged 89

The maverick writer and scholar was a pioneer in 60s avant garde circles, and emerged as a cult figure despite an aversion to publicity, and poetry that was ha…

Wolfgang Patel

23h ago

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The Asset Class by Hettie O’Brien review – the hidden hand of private equity

From utilities to care homes, how capital’s most rapacious form yet is taking over the public realmThis is a dark tale. In its opening scene the author is…

Tokyo Javier

1d ago

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Susan Choi and Lily King shortlisted for Women’s prize for fiction

The US writers join four debut authors in demonstrating ‘the complexity and beauty of the female experience’, said chair of judges Julia GillardAcclaimed US no…

Tokyo Javier

2d ago

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BPL Chief Librarian Edwin B. Maxwell on his favorite books about libraries.

National Library Week is a moment to pause and reflect on what libraries truly are and what they make possible. They are, of course, places of books. But they…

Tokyo Javier

2d ago

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Fantasy & Science Fiction

Exploring imaginative worlds, futuristic technology, and epic storytelling.

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Clayface Teaser Wants You to Know It Is a Horror Film, Thank You Very Much

Not surprising given the story comes from Mike Flanagan The post Clayface Teaser Wants You to Know It Is a Horror Film, Thank You Very Much…

Alessandro Dev

1d ago

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Lestat Would Like a Word in the Trailer for The Vampire Lestat

He is a golden god, goddammit The post Lestat Would Like a Word in the Trailer for The Vampire Lestat appeared first on Reactor.

Kayla Moore

1d ago

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Oscar Isaac Shares the Story Behind the “Somehow, Palpatine Returned” Line in The Rise of Skywalker

“Had you asked me if at that moment I thought that was going to be the line, I wouldn’t have known, ” The post Oscar Isaac Shares the Story Behind the “S…

Sofia

3d ago

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The Street Fighter Trailer Looks Amazing, and We’re as Surprised as You Are

The adaptation of the Capcom game looks fun, silly The post The Street Fighter Trailer Looks Amazing, and We’re as Surprised as You Are appe…

Real Marco

7d ago

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Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards

Congratulations to the finalists! The post Here Are the Finalists for the 2025 Locus Awards appeared first on Reactor.

Alice Ferrari

10d ago

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Nothing’s Impossible in the Trailer for The Boroughs

Can't their golden years get some golden lighting? The post Nothing’s Impossible in the Trailer for The Boroughs appeared first on Rea…

King Maria

11d ago

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Fiction & Novels

Stories, genres, and authors that spark imagination and creativity.

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There Will Be Ducks in The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Trailer

Don’t f--- a duck The post There Will Be Ducks in The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

Great Greta

22h ago

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Here Are the Finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards

Congratulations to all! The post Here Are the Finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards appeared first on Reactor.

MER

2d ago

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Practical Magic 2 Teaser Doesn’t Reveal Plot But Delivers on Magically Wry Humor

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are also on point reprising their roles as Sally and Gillian Owens The post Practical Magic 2 Teaser Doesn’…

Great Greta

3d ago

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What to Watch and Read This Weekend: Details, Details, Details (and an Intriguing Hamlet)

Though this be madness, yet there is method in't. The post What to Watch and Read This Weekend: Details, Details, Details (and an Intriguing Hamlet) appeared f…

Pro Pieter

7d ago

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The Terror: Devil In Silver Trailer Almost Gives Us Enough Dan Stevens

The Terror: Devil in Silver will adapt the Victor LaValle novel of the same name The post The Terror: Devil In Silver Trailer Almost Gives U…

Seoul Matteo

8d ago

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Godzilla Minus Zero: First Trailer Sees the Statue of Liberty in Danger

And he’s barreling into New York in IMAX, no less The post Godzilla Minus Zero: First Trailer Sees the Statue of Liberty in Danger appeared…

Kayla Moore

9d ago

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Mystery & Thriller

Suspenseful page-turners and detective novels that keep readers guessing.

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The Struggle to Tell the Story of an American Cult – And the Woman Who Escaped

In the annals of infamous American criminals and crimes, cults and their messianic leaders hold a sacred position. Unlike most violence and malfeseance, the he…

Elisa Colombo

7h ago

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“Profit is the Only Principle”: How ‘Point Blank’ Presaged Our Current Moment

They say the key to comedy is timing, and I suppose the morbidly funny is no exception. I recently enjoyed a rewatch of the 1967 abstract modernist neo-noir c…

itslucas

1d ago

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“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary

It’s the night before my first trip to the archives, and I still haven’t decided where I’m going to start. I open the Doubleday hardcover copy of Pet Sematary…

Elisa Colombo

2d ago

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Why We Love Reluctant Heroes

Growing up in a small town in Upstate, New York, I didn’t really think much about stuff like reluctant heroism or martyrdom or what happens in the vacuum of sp…

Madrid Marie

2d ago

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Dane Bahr on Craft and Why Crime Fiction Is the Punk Complement to Literary Fiction

Writing is hard. And if you’re not going to work hard at it you probably shouldn’t even try. Several novels in, some published, some not, and it still hasn’t g…

Madrid Marie

3d ago

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Joseph Moldover on What Being a Psychologist Taught Him About Writing Crime

It’s humbling to be proven wrong, especially by a six-year-old. Let’s say you’re a clinical psychologist. You spent the better part of a decade chasing down cr…