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Lit Hub Daily: April 9, 2026

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TODAY: In 1859, Samuel Langhorne Clemens receives his steamboat pilot’s license. 

David Farrier revisits “Briggflatts,” Basil Bunting’s classic poem of bio-acoustic die-off. | Lit Hub Criticism
“I think my affection for New Kids on the Block alone is definitely not a novel. But a cruise that you’re stuck on with whoever’s on it with you—to me, that’s a perfect novel.” Emma Straub talks to Maria Sherman about her original 1990 New Kids on the Block fanny pack. | Lit Hub In Conversation
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