My Friend Won’t Stop Sending Me Writing and It’s Driving Me Crazy: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Friend Won’t Stop Sending Me Writing and It’s Driving Me Crazy: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 23, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Not Wanting to Do an Author Photo For My Debut Novel?

Am I the Asshole For Not Wanting to Do an Author Photo For My Debut Novel?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 9, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Thinking So Much Book Publicity is Cringe?

Am I the Asshole For Thinking So Much Book Publicity is Cringe?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 26, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Trying to Pitch Editors and Agents at Crowded AWP Parties?

Am I the Asshole For Trying to Pitch Editors and Agents at Crowded AWP Parties?

In Which Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 13, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Preferring Adaptations to the Original Books?

Am I the Asshole For Preferring Adaptations to the Original Books?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | February 26, 2026

Am I the Literary Asshole For Being Tired of My Self-Congratulatory Liberal Book Group?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Being Tired of My Self-Congratulatory Liberal Book Group?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | February 12, 2026

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Am I the Literary Asshole For Wanting My Friends to Shut Up About “Querying”?

By Kristen Arnett | January 29, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Having a Huge Crush on My Editor?

By Kristen Arnett | January 15, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Calling Out Romance Novelists Who Don’t Actually Care About Romance?

By Kristen Arnett | December 18, 2025

My Friends Won’t Let Me Into Their Writers’ Group: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Friends Won’t Let Me Into Their Writers’ Group: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | December 4, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Accusing My Friend of Plagiarizing a TV Show?

Am I the Asshole For Accusing My Friend of Plagiarizing a TV Show?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | November 13, 2025

Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction

Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 30, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 2, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | September 18, 2025

I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | September 4, 2025

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