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An Anniversary That Bears Fruit: <em>Oranges</em>, 40 Years On

An Anniversary That Bears Fruit: Oranges, 40 Years On

Jeanette Winterson Remembers the Creative Process Behind Her Groundbreaking First Novel

By Jeanette Winterson | November 17, 2025

Beth Macy on Writing to Explore Why We’re So Divided

Beth Macy on Writing to Explore Why We’re So Divided

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 17, 2025

Stewart O'Nan on Moderating Sentimentality

Stewart O'Nan on Moderating Sentimentality

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 17, 2025

Bad Art and Sheep Covers on The Lit Hub Podcast

Bad Art and Sheep Covers on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Anna Hogeland, Celia Mattison, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from Ryan Chapman

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 14, 2025

Jen Percy on the Subversive Possibilities of Structure

Jen Percy on the Subversive Possibilities of Structure

When Form Follows Function

By Jen Percy | November 14, 2025

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

"Life is absurd. We are all small. We all want what we can’t get…and this is funny."

By Helen Lederer | November 14, 2025

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Quiara Alegría Hudes Is Reading Now, and Next

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The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

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Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

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Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

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Olivia Laing on Fictionalizing the Murder of Pier Paulo Pasolini

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