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r/AskLiteraryStudies↗

A place for questions and discussion related to literature, its production, its history. NOT a place for getting people to do your homework.

57k subscribers126 posts / mo in Sep 2026118 authors / mosince 2012

r/AskLiteraryStudies has 57k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 126 posts a month from 118 people. Top topics: Classic Literature Exploration, Poetry Help & Recommendations and Academia vs Industry.

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How r/AskLiteraryStudies has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202657k
Growing57k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+38%vs Sep 2025 · +18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026126
BusierPeaked at 172 in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AskLiteraryStudies

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Classic Literature Exploration11%
  2. Poetry Help & Recommendations2.5%
  3. Academia vs Industry1.2%
  4. Teachers and Teaching1.1%
  5. Research Reading Strategies0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. JSTOR
  2. Doi
  3. Substack
  4. www.poetryfoundation.org
  5. Academia

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