• Craft and Advice

    The Maris Review

    Molly McGhee on the Importance of Acknowledgments

    By The Maris Review  October 26, 2023
    It's Magic

    Magic to Serve, Not Solve, a Story: KJ Dell’Antonia on Magical Rules in Literature

    By KJ Dell'Antonia  October 25, 2023
    Reading List

    Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

    By Jessica Elefante  October 25, 2023
    In Conversation

    Christopher Kennedy on Defining Prose Poetry and Working-Class Stories

    By Peter Mishler  October 25, 2023
    Louisa May Alcott

    Nonfiction That Rivals Little Women: The Forgotten Essays of Louisa May Alcott

    By Liz Rosenberg  October 24, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Jhumpa Lahiri on the Freedom of Writing

    By Talk Easy  October 24, 2023
    Write-minded

    Maggie Smith on Playing with Narration in Memoir

    By Write-minded   October 23, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Eli Grober on The Art of Satire

    By Eli Grober  October 20, 2023
    Sex

    Writing Sex in Arabic Literature: Ahmed Naji Narrates His Own Obscenity Trial

    By Ahmed Naji  October 19, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Justin Torres on the Tricky Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

    By The Maris Review  October 19, 2023
    Women in Science

    How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of the 19th Century Helped Write a Contemporary Novel

    By Ritu Mukerji  October 18, 2023
    Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

    Fear, Friendship, and Finding Your Place: Kristen Simmons and Johnny Compton

    By Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre   October 18, 2023
    Dick Lit

    Men Who Don’t Know Women: On Unlearning the Lessons of “Dick Lit”

    By Molly McGhee  October 17, 2023
    Historical Fiction

    The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

    By Allison Epstein  October 17, 2023
    Museums

    Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

    By Christine Coulson  October 17, 2023
    Talk Easy

    George Saunders on Alteration

    By Talk Easy  October 17, 2023
    Feature

    Nothing is Lost in Translation: On Basque, Spanish, English and the Language of Dreams

    By Kirmen Uribe  October 16, 2023
    Inspiration

    Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

    By J. Ryan Stradal  October 16, 2023
    Historical Fiction

    Raising the Dead from Paper: Katharine Quarmby on Fiction’s Friendly Ghosts

    By Katharine Quarmby  October 16, 2023
    Write-minded

    Rainbow Rowell on the Love of Fan Fiction

    By Write-minded   October 16, 2023
    Therapy

    Living the Questions: Lisa C. Krueger on the Shared Foundations of Therapy and Poetry

    By Lisa C. Krueger  October 13, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Nicola Griffith on Writing Immersive Historical Fiction

    By Nicola Griffith  October 13, 2023
    Historical Fiction

    Inspired By the Genius Loci: On Unlocking the Spirit of Settings

    By Martin Goodman  October 12, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Safiya Sinclair on Growing Up Rastafari

    By The Maris Review  October 12, 2023
    Cancer

    How to Write a Memoir While Dying

    By Dan O'Brien  October 11, 2023
    Page 28 of 183

    • We Need Your Help:

    Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

    Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.