The Gift and Curse of Being a Truth-Teller: On Receiving an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult

The Gift and Curse of Being a Truth-Teller: On Receiving an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult

Michelle Gallen on Heroic Honesty, The Emperor's New Clothes, and Writing Her Debut Novel

By Michelle Gallen | June 24, 2021

Jesse Q. Sutanto on Finding the Line Between Authenticity and Stereotype

Jesse Q. Sutanto on Finding the Line Between Authenticity and Stereotype

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 24, 2021

What If Procrastination Is an Essential Part of Our Writing Process?

What If Procrastination Is an Essential Part of Our Writing Process?

Amy Sackville on an Aesthetics of Deferral

By Amy Sackville | June 23, 2021

Jenny Lawson on Mental Health, Writer’s Block, and Her Unofficial Role as Den Mother of Misfits

Jenny Lawson on Mental Health, Writer’s Block, and Her Unofficial Role as Den Mother of Misfits

The Author of Broken in Conversation With John Scalzi

By John Scalzi | June 23, 2021

Towards the Heart of a Book: In Praise of the Epigraph

Towards the Heart of a Book: In Praise of the Epigraph

Thomas Swick on the Importance of the “Ceremonial Gate”

By Thomas Swick | June 23, 2021

Forrest Gander on the Investment and Involvement Required of Reading Poetry

Forrest Gander on the Investment and Involvement Required of Reading Poetry

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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Kristen Arnett on the Loneliness of Queer Parenting in Red States

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Brandon Taylor: Writer’s Block Is Not Tragic (It’s a Part of Life)

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The Author of Filthy Animals Answers the Lit Hub Questionnaire

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What a 13th-Century Medieval Text Can Teach Us About Queerness and Gender

What a 13th-Century Medieval Text Can Teach Us About Queerness and Gender

Alex Myers on the Inspiration for His Debut Novel

By Alex Myers | June 22, 2021

Telling the True Stories of Ancient Greece Through Fiction

Telling the True Stories of Ancient Greece Through Fiction

Claire Heywood on Rewriting Mythology From the Woman’s Perspective

By Claire Heywood | June 22, 2021

Yan Lianke on Intoxicated Revolutionaries and the Importance of<br> “Literary Distance”

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The Top 10 Things to Love About <em>Hamlet</em>

The Top 10 Things to Love About Hamlet

Laurie Frankel Guests on the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 21, 2021

Why Budding Writers Should Be Less Precious—and More Cutthroat—with Their Drafts

Why Budding Writers Should Be Less Precious—and More Cutthroat—with Their Drafts

Roy Peter Clark on Some Hard Lessons He’s Learned Along the Way

By Roy Peter Clark | June 21, 2021

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