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Behind-the-Scenes on How “Hamnet” Was Adapted from the Page to the Screen
About two-thirds into Hamnet, the film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel of the same name, there is a scene in which Agnes (William Shakespeare’s wife, and mother to the titular character) is witnessed expressing an unimaginable amount of pain. All fidgeting and commotion on both sides of the screen halts. We watch the veins on […] The post Behind-the-Scenes on How “Hamnet” Was Adapted from the Page to the Screen appeared first on Electric Literature.
The End of the World Drives Us Into One Another’s Arms
Disaster Heart by Delaney Nolan Over the dark Gulf, Hurricane Ida spins towards the coast of South Louisiana. It is August 29, 2021, and she has spent all night sucking up warm, moist air. She has rapidly intensified into a Cat 4 monster. It is Sunday morning, it is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it […] The post The End of the World Drives Us Into One Another’s Arms appeared first on Electric Literature.
The Commuter’s Most Popular Posts of 2025
Arriving every Wednesday morning, The Commuter is Electric Literature’s home for strange, diverting, bite-sized literary works you can read in just a few minutes. You never know what sort of emotional experience you’re going to be in for when you open a Commuter issue. You might find yourself feeling enormous embarrassment as the entire universe […] The post The Commuter’s Most Popular Posts of 2025 appeared first on Electric Literature.
Recommended Reading’s Most Popular Stories of 2025
At the end of every year, Electric Literature collects its most-read stories, essays, and articles. The intent is to highlight the work that especially resonated with readers, but—for me, at least—it’s also an opportunity to speculate about why. Last year, the most popular Recommended Reading stories inhabited liminal spaces; the emphasis was on perspective shifts, […] The post Recommended Reading’s Most Popular Stories of 2025 appeared first on Electric Literature.
The Most Popular Personal Narrative Essays of 2025
Recently, I lamented an obnoxiously writerly desire to my husband: I wish I had more of a window into other people’s lives. He gave me a puzzled look. “Katie,” he said. “You’re an editor. A personal narrative editor.” This made me laugh out loud. Of course! How obvious. I’d been too busy imagining something more […] The post The Most Popular Personal Narrative Essays of 2025 appeared first on Electric Literature.
Let’s Talk About What It Means to Rest for the Sake of Rest
In May of 2020, two months into the COVID-19 shutdown in the United States, I woke up one morning and realized I was completely, utterly, undeniably exhausted. It was a level of fatigue I had not yet encountered at that point in my life, and it surprised me. Unlike most people I knew, the COVID […] The post Let’s Talk About What It Means to Rest for the Sake of Rest appeared first on Electric Literature.
Electric Literature’s Most Popular Articles of 2025
There’s a specific vertigo to reflecting on the past year at the tail end of December. It’s an annual feeling, but 2025 is the first year that brings the phrase “free fall” to mind. I won’t count all the large upheavals everyone knows about nor enumerate the small private ones that each of us has. […] The post Electric Literature’s Most Popular Articles of 2025 appeared first on Electric Literature.
The Book That Infected Its Translator’s Body
Fátima Vélez’s Galápagos is a plague novel unlike any other. Lorenzo’s body is disintegrating, his nails are falling off one by one. He takes this as an opportunity for one final journey, charting a course for the Galápagos Islands. His friends and lovers join him on the voyage, drinking wine and eating manchego cheese aboard […] The post The Book That Infected Its Translator’s Body appeared first on Electric Literature.
My Horny Extra Hand Needs Boundaries
Prayers to the God of Progress I was busy massaging the kale for my lunch salad so I didn’t have a free hand to jiggle the mouse to make the little yellow dot on my screen go green so my coworkers could see I was being productive. So I attached a third arm to my […] The post My Horny Extra Hand Needs Boundaries appeared first on Electric Literature.