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Finding Inspiration (and Joy) While Drafting Among the Fjords

Finding Inspiration (and Joy) While Drafting Among the Fjords

David Greig on His Creative Process Aboard a Nordic Cruise

By David Greig | September 15, 2025

The Art of Caustic Cosiness: On Barbara Pym’s <em>The Sweet Dove Died</em>

The Art of Caustic Cosiness: On Barbara Pym’s The Sweet Dove Died

“It pitches new freedoms against dying rules and routines, with a keen eye for the debris, as its worlds of beauty and cruelty collide.”

By Susie Boyt | September 15, 2025

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

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Writer, Resistance Fighter, and Kafka’s First Translator: Milena Jesenská, Forgotten No More

Writer, Resistance Fighter, and Kafka’s First Translator: Milena Jesenská, Forgotten No More

Christine Estima on Breathing Fictional Life Into a Long-Overlooked Literary Figure

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The Joy of Reading Books About Books

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Susan Coll Recommends John Tottenham, Emily Henry, R.F. Kuang, and More

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How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

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On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction

By Nathaniel Moore | September 10, 2025

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

“Talk of money in Austen is always dramatic, never just informative.”

By John Mullan | September 10, 2025

Connecting the Dots: On Creating Fiction from Facts

Connecting the Dots: On Creating Fiction from Facts

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By Beth Kephart | September 10, 2025

Anne Enright on J.G. Farrell's <em>Troubles</em>

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Rachel Kushner on the 10th Anniversary of Kim Gordon’s <em>Girl in a Band</em>

Rachel Kushner on the 10th Anniversary of Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band

“Distance is key to the power of her performance. But it’s key to her offstage life as well.”

By Rachel Kushner | September 9, 2025

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

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

Featuring Jade Chang, Adam Nicolson, E. Y. Zhao and More

By Teddy Wayne | September 9, 2025

The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

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“Once society’s fallibility becomes apparent, everything else comes into question.”

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Taking Center Stage: Eight Novels That Celebrate Black Performance

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