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14 Books to Read this August

14 Books to Read this August

A Reading List to Get You Through the Dog Days of Summer

By Literary Hub | August 1, 2017

How a Novel is Like an Orchestra

How a Novel is Like an Orchestra

Nancy Zafris and Marcia Butler on Music, Math, and Stories

By Literary Hub | July 31, 2017

Announcing the Judges for the 2017 PEN USA Literary Awards

Announcing the Judges for the 2017 PEN USA Literary Awards

Also, Nick Offerman and Margaret Atwood, Together At Last

By Literary Hub | July 17, 2017

Pico Iyer Sits in Silence for 5 Hours Every Morning

Pico Iyer Sits in Silence for 5 Hours Every Morning

The Art of Stillness Author in Conversation with Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | July 13, 2017

How to Be a Writer on Social Media: Advice from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Celeste Ng, and Adam M. Grant

How to Be a Writer on Social Media: Advice from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Celeste Ng, and Adam M. Grant

Ask the Publicists, a Regular Advice Column from Broadside PR

By Literary Hub | July 10, 2017

17 Books You Should Read This July

17 Books You Should Read This July

Pop Music, Sex Dolls, Arson, and More

By Literary Hub | July 3, 2017

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When a Bookseller Tries to Buy a Bookstore

By Literary Hub | June 27, 2017

Pamela Paul on the Beauty of a Disorganized Bookshelf

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2017

Victor LaValle: Five Books in My Life

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2017

Jill Eisenstadt and Darcey Steinke on Writing, Motherhood, and Brooklyn

Jill Eisenstadt and Darcey Steinke on Writing, Motherhood, and Brooklyn

The Author of Swell in Conversation with an Old Friend...

By Literary Hub | June 21, 2017

Derren Brown on Magic in <br>the Modern Age

Derren Brown on Magic in
the Modern Age

Paul Holdengraber in Conversation with the (In)famous English Mentalist

By Literary Hub | June 15, 2017

J.M. Servín Defies Stereotypes of the Mexican Immigration Experience

J.M. Servín Defies Stereotypes of the Mexican Immigration Experience

The Author of For the Love of the Dollar on Work, Xenophobia,
and the Writing Life

By Literary Hub | June 9, 2017

Amita Trasi and Cecilia Galante on Writing Young Characters

Amita Trasi and Cecilia Galante on Writing Young Characters

"I want to explore that side of adulthood where we still have the child within us"

By Literary Hub | June 9, 2017

Inventing a New Poetic Form To Honor Gwendolyn Brooks

Inventing a New Poetic Form To Honor Gwendolyn Brooks

A Roundtable Conversation with Poets from The Golden Shovel Anthology

By Literary Hub | June 7, 2017

Words Have Discovered How to Make Love: 3 Poems by Surrealist Masters

Words Have Discovered How to Make Love: 3 Poems by Surrealist Masters

In Honor of Federico García Lorca's 119th Birthday

By Literary Hub | June 5, 2017

Michael Frank on <em>Avoiding</em> Revenge Through Memoir

Michael Frank on Avoiding Revenge Through Memoir

The Author of The Mighty Franks in Conversation with Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | June 1, 2017

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