Literary Hub
Craft and Criticism
Literary Criticism
Craft and Advice
In Conversation
On Translation
Fiction and Poetry
Short Story
From the Novel
Poem
News and Culture
History
Science
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Food
Technology
Bookstores and Libraries
Film and TV
Travel
Music
Art and Photography
The Hub
Style
Design
Sports
BUY A HAT
Lit Hub Radio
The Lit Hub Podcast
Awakeners
Fiction/Non/Fiction
The Critic and Her Publics
Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
Memoir Nation
Beyond the Page
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
Thresholds
The Cosmic Library
Culture Schlock
Reading Lists
The Best of the Decade
Book Marks
Best Reviewed Books
CrimeReads
True Crime
The Daily Thrill
Log In
Craft and Criticism
Fiction and Poetry
News and Culture
Lit Hub Radio
Reading Lists
Book Marks
CrimeReads
Log In
I Want to Call Out My Friend For Using AI in Her Newsletter: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| June 14, 2024
I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| May 30, 2024
I Want to Put a Dozen Blurbs on My Book: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| May 16, 2024
I Don’t Want to Talk to My Coworker About Their Stupid Writing: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| May 2, 2024
My “Friend” Keeps Sending Me Their Writing and I Need It To Stop: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| April 18, 2024
I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Literary Behavior
By
Kristen Arnett
| April 4, 2024
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet
By
Kristen Arnett
| March 21, 2024
Am I the Literary Asshole: Do You Have to Finish a Book to Blurb It?
By
Kristen Arnett
| March 7, 2024
Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else
By
Kristen Arnett
| February 22, 2024
Am I the Literary Assh*le? To Blurb, To Follow, To Ghost (Or Not to Ghost)?
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About the Literary Life
By
Kristen Arnett
| February 8, 2024
Am I the Literary Assh*le? Judging Your Bad Bookish Behavior
Introducing a New Column with Kristen Arnett
By
Kristen Arnett
| January 25, 2024
Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book
"It morphs as it builds. It refuses to hold still."
By
Kristen Arnett
| June 4, 2021
Kristen Arnett's Lifehacks: How to Get to Inbox Zero
Trust a Librarian to Get Your Digital House in Order
By
Kristen Arnett
| March 20, 2019
It's Time We Talk About Librarians and Money
Kristen Arnett on Working Long Hours for Low Pay
By
Kristen Arnett
| March 6, 2019
Kristen Arnett: We Need to Talk About Library Junk
Thousands of Librarians, Millions of Useless Old Objects
By
Kristen Arnett
| February 13, 2019
Kristen Arnett: Am I a Librarian or a Writer?
Ed. Note: The Word 'Wribrarian' May Have Appeared in Drafts of This Column
By
Kristen Arnett
| January 23, 2019
‹ Previous
1
2
3
4
5
6
Next ›
Page 4 of 6
Howard A. Rodman on Melville, Empire, and the Audacity of Resurrecting Literary Giants
May 21, 2026
by
Hassan Tarek
How 'At Close Range' Set the Tone for Rural Crime Storytelling
May 21, 2026
by
Keith Roysdon
What to Watch Now, International Edition: Z (1969)
May 21, 2026
by
Radha Vatsal
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"Isaac Fitzgerald writes with a folksy wit that might come off as an affectation were…"