• Literary Criticism

    The Bible

    Sacrifice and Obedience: Marilynne Robinson on the Timeless Tale of Abraham and Isaac

    By Marilynne Robinson  March 15, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    “I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

    By Corey Sobel  March 15, 2024
    In Conversation

    Katya Apekina Talks Psychics, Slavic Stories, and Writing as Trance

    By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski  March 15, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  March 15, 2024
    Women in History

    Our Founding Mothers: On the Women Who Changed the Modern World

    By Stephanie Dray  March 15, 2024
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Emily Raboteau on Mothering and Climate Change

    By Fiction Non Fiction  March 14, 2024
    Retellings

    From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

    By Joel H. Morris  March 14, 2024
    In Conversation

    “Humanity is Not an Abstract Concept.” Lana Bastašić on Palestine Solidarity, Dubravka Ugrešić, and More

    By John Freeman  March 14, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  March 14, 2024
    literary criticism

    The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

    By Avril Horner  March 14, 2024
    The History of Literature

    Gabriele Pedullà on Reconsidering Machiavelli

    By History of Literature  March 14, 2024
    Literary History

    No True Scotsman: Searching for Robert Burns in the Middle of Florida

    By Rudi Zygadlo  March 13, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

    By Barrie Jean Borich  March 13, 2024
    Folklore

    Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

    By Gina Chung  March 13, 2024
    Native American Literature

    A Rare Sacred Novel: Tommy Orange on the Genius of Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony

    By Tommy Orange  March 12, 2024
    Japanese Literature

    The Tale of Genji: A Visual Journey Through the World’s First Novel

    By Marie Mutsuki Mockett  March 12, 2024
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

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

    By Teddy Wayne  March 12, 2024
    Writers in Conversation

    Rita Bullwinkel on Playing With Fictional Time

    By Jane Ciabattari  March 12, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    New Gabriel Garcia Marquez! Vinson Cunningham! 23 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  March 12, 2024
    The Critic and Her Publics

    Anahid Nersessian on Being a Specialist and a Generalist

    By The Critic and Her Publics   March 12, 2024
    Children's Literature

    Three Questions You Need to Answer as a Children’s Book Writer

    By Mira Ptacin  March 11, 2024
    Poetry

    Armen Davoudian on Immigration, Enjambments, and How Poems Can Make Loss Tangible

    By Literary Hub  March 11, 2024
    Reading Lists

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

    By Book Marks  March 8, 2024
    Reading Lists

    Will They or Won’t They? 7 Great Vacation and Road Trip Rom-Coms For Your TBR Pile

    By Allison Winn Scotch  March 8, 2024
    Poetry

    “New Words for the Truth of Still Being Alive.” Poetry by Herbert Gold and His Son, Ari

    By Herbert Gold and Ari Gold  March 8, 2024
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