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Craft and Criticism

Reading Lists

20 new books to check out today!

 
By Gabrielle Bellot  March 21, 2023
On Race

The Ethics of Writing About Race as a White Woman

By Rachel Jamison Webster  March 21, 2023
Writers in Conversation

Mona Simpson on the Role of Research in Novel Writing

By Jane Ciabattari  March 21, 2023
Representation

You Cannot Protect Your Children From Moana: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

By Julia Langbein  March 21, 2023
So Many Damn Books

Idra Novey: How to Pack a Punch in a Short Novel

By So Many Damn Books  March 21, 2023
Celebrity

Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash on Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

By Literary Hub  March 21, 2023
Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
Write-minded

Peggy Orenstein on the Self-improvement Memoir

By Write-minded   March 21, 2023
On Grief

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

By Zoe Fishman  March 20, 2023
On Translation

Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

By Kristen Renee Miller  March 20, 2023
Motherhood

Szilvia Molnar on Knowing When to Kill Your Darlings

“I sometimes pulled back on reality. But, on the page, I gave close to everything.”

By Szilvia Molnar  March 21, 2023
Muses

When the Muses Step Out of the Shadows: Reading the Women Who Enabled Greatness

By Sophie Haydock  March 20, 2023
The History of Literature

A Deep-Dive on Catullus, the Roman Poet of Fierce Desire and Hatred

By History of Literature  March 20, 2023
What to Watch

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

By Olivia Rutigliano  March 17, 2023
Lit Hub Questionnaire

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”

By Kate DiCamillo  March 17, 2023
Irish Literature

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

By Alexander Poots  March 17, 2023
The Craft of Writing

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

By Idra Novey  March 17, 2023
What to Watch

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst  March 17, 2023
Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

Featuring new titles by Idra Novey, Ann Napolitano, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, and More

By Book Marks  March 17, 2023
Reading Lists

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks  March 16, 2023
Friendship

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

By Sarah Ruhl  March 16, 2023
Fiction/Non/Fiction

20 Years After the Invasion: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on Iraqi Perspectives on the War and What Western Media Missed

By Fiction Non Fiction  March 16, 2023
Historical Fiction

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Natalie Jenner Talks to the Author of Once We Were Home

By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner  March 16, 2023
just the right book

Just the Right Book: What We’re Excited About This Week

By Just the Right Book   March 16, 2023
The Maris Review

Editor-Turned-Author Jenny Jackson on the Other Side of the Editorial Process

By The Maris Review  March 16, 2023
First Draft

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   March 20, 2023
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