Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?

Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 27, 2024

I Want to Call Out My Friend For Using AI in Her Newsletter: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | April 4, 2024

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

Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | February 22, 2024

Am I the Literary Assh*le? To Blurb, To Follow, To Ghost (Or Not to Ghost)?

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

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

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

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

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

Kristen Arnett: We Need to Talk About Library Junk

Thousands of Librarians, Millions of Useless Old Objects

By Kristen Arnett | February 13, 2019

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