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How Professional Readers Read for Pleasure

How Professional Readers Read for Pleasure

A Brief Survey of How the Pros Slow Down

By Jessica Ferri | October 9, 2015

Why Teaching (Writing) Matters: A Full Confession

Why Teaching (Writing) Matters: A Full Confession

In Praise (and Defense) of the MFA

By Jayne Anne Phillips | September 28, 2015

The Art of Going the Distance

The Art of Going the Distance

On Writing, 'The Swimmer', and Getting to the Other Side

By Belinda McKeon | September 17, 2015

The Book in Ten Quotes: Nein: A Manifesto

The Book in Ten Quotes: Nein: A Manifesto

Tell, Don't Show, Absurdist Edition

By Oscar Van Gelderen | September 17, 2015

Everyone Needs a Writing Tribe

Everyone Needs a Writing Tribe

Writing is Solitary, But You Can't Do It Alone

By Janis Cooke Newman | September 14, 2015

David Lipsky Ends Up Becoming Himself

David Lipsky Ends Up Becoming Himself

On the Oddness of Seeing Your Friend Portrayed Onscreen

By Ed Winstead | September 4, 2015

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A Writing Lesson from Ursula K. Le Guin

By Ursula K. Le Guin | September 3, 2015

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 3, 2015

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By Matthew Salesses | August 31, 2015

Songs for the Road: A Book Tour Playlist

Songs for the Road: A Book Tour Playlist

Justin Taylor's Soundtrack for Travel

By Justin Taylor | August 28, 2015

On the Total Weirdness of the Book Tour

On the Total Weirdness of the Book Tour

In Which Justin Taylor Inflates the Price of Minibar Chocolate

By Justin Taylor | August 26, 2015

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

On Having Your Book Turned into a Movie

Emma Donoghue's Notes from the Set of Room

By Emma Donoghue | August 25, 2015

When the Editor Becomes the Writer

When the Editor Becomes the Writer

Logistics, imagination, and anxiety of working on both sides of a book

By Jill Bialosky | August 24, 2015

When I Quit Basketball to Become a Writer

When I Quit Basketball to Become a Writer

From Early Morning Drills to the Loneliness of the Desk

By Andrew Malan Milward | August 19, 2015

The Pleasures of Destroying a Good Book

The Pleasures of Destroying a Good Book

Crack It, Bend It, Mark It, Love It

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 19, 2015

Charles Bukowski's Rules for Writing

Charles Bukowski's Rules for Writing

Be Honest, Have a Few Drinks, and Submit Everything

By Literary Hub | August 14, 2015

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