Craft and Criticism

Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Jews in Space: On the Unsung History of Jewish Writers and the Birth of Science Fiction

Lavie Tidhar Considers the Past, Present, and Future of Jewish Writers in Sci-Fi and Fantasy

 
By Lavie Tidhar  June 14, 2021
Cults

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

By Dr. Kate Gale  June 14, 2021
Audiobooks

How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

By Laura Lindstedt, translated by David Hackston  June 14, 2021
Literary History

The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers’ Project

By Scott Borchert  June 14, 2021
First Draft

Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   June 14, 2021
Gothic Literature

On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

By Christine Mangan  June 11, 2021
Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

Booksellers From Books & Books Pick Their Summer Reads

By The Literary Life  June 11, 2021
Interview with an Indie Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Wave Books

By Corinne Segal  June 11, 2021
Reproductive Rights

The Challenge of Capturing the Complexity of IVF Mix-Ups in Fiction

By Genevieve Gannon  June 11, 2021
Lit Hub Questionnaire

Rivka Galchen Talks Writer’s Block and Her Pandemic Cat

Lit Hub Speaks with the Author of Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

By Literary Hub  June 14, 2021
Reading Lists

When You Just Need a Good Cry: A Reading List

By Kristan Higgins  June 11, 2021
Behind the Mic

Golden Voice Narrator Michael Crouch on the Task of Capturing a Character’s Voice

By Behind the Mic   June 11, 2021
Summer reading

The Ultimate Summer 2021 Reading List

By Emily Temple  June 10, 2021
Film

How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

Adam Scovell on One of the Playwright’s Many Legacies

By Adam Scovell  June 10, 2021
Queer Identity

How Audre Lorde’s Genre-Blurring Zami Spoke My Truth Into Existence

By Jamika Ajalon  June 10, 2021
Personal Space

Personal Space: Anjali Enjeti on Reckoning with Complicity, Shame, and Power Dynamics in Memoir

By The Virtual Book Channel  June 10, 2021
Reading Lists

Reading Books About… People Reading Books?

By Alice Jolly  June 10, 2021
Aging

The Unexpected Pleasures of Being a Late Bloomer, in Motherhood and Writing

E.J. Levy on Writing Through Literary Vanity

By E.J. Levy  June 10, 2021
The Maris Review

Katherine Heiny on Letting the Character Get What She Wants… in a Roundabout Way

By The Maris Review  June 10, 2021
Book Dreams

When a Thriller Feels More Personal to Write Than Your Own Memoir

By Book Dreams  June 10, 2021
Ecology

On the Etymology and Reverberating Human History of the Color Green

By Gillian Osborne  June 9, 2021
The Virtual Book Channel

WATCH: Hala Alyan, Te-Ping Chen, Joshua Mohr, and Thomas Grattan at the Franklin Park Reading Series

Hosted by Marae Hart

By The Virtual Book Channel  June 9, 2021
Craft

On Finding a Little Spark When Your Writing’s Lost Its Heat

By Ron Hogan  June 9, 2021
Insomnia

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

By Aminatta Forna  June 9, 2021
5 Books You May Have Missed

5 Great Books You May Have Missed in May… Perfect for Vacation Immersion

By Bethanne Patrick  June 11, 2021
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