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Carlo Rovelli on How Literary Greats Find Inspiration in Scientific Rationality

Carlo Rovelli on How Literary Greats Find Inspiration in Scientific Rationality

Considering the Intersections of Literature and Science

By Carlo Rovelli | May 10, 2022

Bud Smith on the Quintessential “Road Trip” Novel

Bud Smith on the Quintessential “Road Trip” Novel

The Author of Teenager Recommends Tove Jansson, Tim O'Brien, and More

By Bud Smith | May 10, 2022

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Alison Espach, Brad Listi, and More!

By Teddy Wayne | May 10, 2022

The Unpronounceable Name of God: Concluding a Journey Through the Hebrew Bible

The Unpronounceable Name of God: Concluding a Journey Through the Hebrew Bible

From Season 3 of The Cosmic Library Podcast

By The Cosmic Library | May 10, 2022

Reclaiming Pamela Moore from the Sisterhood of Sad Literary Girls

Reclaiming Pamela Moore from the Sisterhood of Sad Literary Girls

Emmeline Clein on the American Tradition of Fetishizing Women Writers, Then Forgetting Them

By Emmeline Clein | May 9, 2022

Whatever Ideas About Writing You Have It’s Really Just Something You Do (Or Don’t)

Whatever Ideas About Writing You Have It’s Really Just Something You Do (Or Don’t)

Colin Barrett on the Importance Letting His Characters Talk a Little Shite

By Colin Barrett | May 9, 2022

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Was Shakespeare a Plagiarist?

By Keen On | May 9, 2022

Robin Hemley on Kafka and Writerly Ambition

By History of Literature | May 9, 2022

On the Moment Darrel Alejandro Holnes Started to Identify as a Poet

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 9, 2022

The Dust of Ancient Suns: Making Art and Meaning From the Depths of Deep Time

The Dust of Ancient Suns: Making Art and Meaning From the Depths of Deep Time

David Farrier on the Work of Katie Paterson

By David Farrier | May 6, 2022

When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

When You Learn Your Mother Was a Serious Writer Only After She’s Gone

Michael Bourne Remembers His Mother, Nancy Bourne, Author of Spotswood, Virginia

By Michael Bourne | May 6, 2022

Why It’s Good News That Bad Mothers Are All the Rage on the Page and the Screen

Why It’s Good News That Bad Mothers Are All the Rage on the Page and the Screen

Emma Knight on Finding the Reality of Motherhood Represented in Fiction

By Emma Knight | May 6, 2022

Trieste vs. Milan, Poetry vs. Plot: Beppe Severgnini on the Italian Love—And Need—For Poetry

Trieste vs. Milan, Poetry vs. Plot: Beppe Severgnini on the Italian Love—And Need—For Poetry

“Poetry belongs not only to those who write it but also to those who read it and listen to it.”

By Beppe Severgnini | May 6, 2022

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring new titles by Colin Barrett, Ali Smith, Antonia Fraser, Monica Ali, and more

By Book Marks | May 6, 2022

<em>Westworld</em> Meets Edgar Allan Poe: Sara M. Mueller on Creating the World of <em>The Bone Orchard</em>

Westworld Meets Edgar Allan Poe: Sara M. Mueller on Creating the World of The Bone Orchard

In Conversation with Gabrielle Martin on the New Books Network

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How Did James Baldwin Become a 21st-Century Influencer?

How Did James Baldwin Become a 21st-Century Influencer?

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