James Baldwin: 'I Never Intended to Become an Essayist'

James Baldwin: 'I Never Intended to Become an Essayist'

From a Classic Interview with David C. Estes

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Ada Limón: “I Have Never Done Anything Alone”

Ada Limón: “I Have Never Done Anything Alone”

From Her Acceptance Speech For the NBCC Poetry Awards

By Literary Hub | March 15, 2019

Read a Previously Unpublished Letter from Zora Neale Hurston

Read a Previously Unpublished Letter from Zora Neale Hurston

Writing Novels, Reporting on Murders, Curating Folk Concerts... She Could Do It All

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Lit Hub Recommends: <em>Underland</em>, Rachel Ingalls, <em>The Magicians</em>, and More

Lit Hub Recommends: Underland, Rachel Ingalls, The Magicians, and More

Also, Lisa Kudrow from 1997.

By Literary Hub | March 15, 2019

John Lanchester and Joe O'Neill Talk Climate Change and Border Walls

John Lanchester and Joe O'Neill Talk Climate Change and Border Walls

"The time to act is now..."

By Literary Hub | March 14, 2019

31 Books in 30 Days: Michael Schaub on Rachel Kushner

31 Books in 30 Days: Michael Schaub on Rachel Kushner

Counting Down the 2018 NBCC Prize Nominees

By Literary Hub | March 13, 2019

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31 Books in 30 Days: Katherine A. Powers on Tara Westover

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Saunders, McCracken, and More: Advice from Masters of the Short Story

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31 Books in 30 Days: Yahdon Israel on Nell Irvin Painter

31 Books in 30 Days: Yahdon Israel on Nell Irvin Painter

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Salvatore Scibona and Victor LaValle Talk War, Grad School, and the Inner Lives of Children

Salvatore Scibona and Victor LaValle Talk War, Grad School, and the Inner Lives of Children

In Which Marilynne Robinson Asks, "Who lives in the present?"

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31 Books in 30 Days: Kerri Arsenault on Francisco Cantú

31 Books in 30 Days: Kerri Arsenault on Francisco Cantú

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31 Books in 30 Days: Walton Muyumba on Terrance Hayes

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31 Books in 30 Days: Mary Ann Gwinn on Steve Coll

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Helen Oyeyemi on Her Favorite Books and TV Shows

Helen Oyeyemi on Her Favorite Books and TV Shows

"Not saying it felt like Louisa May Alcott hated me, but maybe that is what I'm saying."

By Literary Hub | March 5, 2019

31 Books in 30 Days: Carlin Romano on Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

31 Books in 30 Days: Carlin Romano on Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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By Literary Hub | March 5, 2019

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