• Craft and Advice

    World War II

    Tracing the Journey of World War II’s Stolen and Looted Objects

    Elisabeth Dini on the Decades-Long Legal Battles to Recover Long-Lost Valuables and Heirlooms

     
    By Elisabeth Dini  April 29, 2025
    In Conversation

    Guadalupe Nettel on Capturing the (Vaguely) Surreal Side of Contemporary Life

    By Jane Ciabattari  April 29, 2025
    Writing About Family

    Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

    By Nin Andrews  April 29, 2025
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Shelby Van Pelt Created Her Oddball Octopus in a Low-Key Writing Class (And Other Deets)

    By Literary Hub  April 29, 2025
    In Conversation

    Forrest Gander on Waiting to Publish, Gateway Poems, and C.D. Wright’s Brilliant Work

    By Literary Hub  April 28, 2025
    Trans History

    Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

    By Milo Todd  April 28, 2025
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Inspiration

    What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

    By Cutter Wood  April 28, 2025
    First Draft

    Vauhini Vara on the Wild Card of AI

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   April 28, 2025
    Memoir Nation

    Write-Minded Is Now Memoir Nation

    By Memoir Nation   April 28, 2025
    Remembrances

    Murray Kempton, Around Forever: Resurrecting a Forgotten American Journalist

    Andrew Holter on Executorship, Archives, and Literary Labors

    By Andrew Holter  April 29, 2025
    Queer Identity

    What Community Means as a Queer Black Writer

    By Doug Jones  April 25, 2025
    Close Readings

    Lucia Berlin vs. Raymond Carver:
    Who Is the Real Patron Saint of Realism?

    By Julien C. Levy  April 23, 2025
    The Craft of Writing

    Writing With Four Hands: Anne and Claire Berest on Writing a Novel Together as Sisters

    By Literary Hub  April 23, 2025
    The Critic and Her Publics

    Radhika Jones on Change

    In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

    By The Critic and Her Publics   April 22, 2025
    Immigrant Stories

    The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families

    By Ana Hebra Flaster  April 22, 2025
    Palestine

    Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

    By Sarah Aziza  April 22, 2025
    In Conversation

    Lydia Millet on the Challenges of Writing In the Here and Now

    By Jane Ciabattari  April 22, 2025
    The Writing Life

    Put Your Butt in the Chair: Inside the Simple Alchemy of Making Art

    Elisha Cooper Shares His Creative Routine and Why It Works For Him

    By Elisha Cooper  April 21, 2025
    Cancer

    Of Malady and Mortality: Five Books to Read When Your Spouse Is Diagnosed with Cancer

    By Ariel Gore  April 21, 2025
    Coming of Age

    “Indian Hockey Kicks Ass.” On Finding Meaning in Another Nation’s Pastime

    By Kyle Edwards  April 21, 2025
    First Draft

    Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda on the Act of Translating

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   April 21, 2025
    Write-minded

    Jorah LaFleur on How to Read in Public

    From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

    By Memoir Nation   April 21, 2025
    The Craft of Writing

    Matthew Bucknor on The White Lotus and the Literary Power of the Accusatory Moment

    By Matthew Bucknor  April 18, 2025
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Writers Are Assholes?

    By Kristen Arnett  April 17, 2025
    The Craft of Writing

    Casey Johnston on Writing the Body

    By Casey Johnston  April 25, 2025
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