Patrick Ryan on the Secrets of the Omniscient Narrator

Patrick Ryan on the Secrets of the Omniscient Narrator

“I was the narrator’s manager, maybe. I was the narrator’s life coach. But I wasn’t the narrator.”

By Patrick Ryan | September 5, 2025

How Writing in Community Can Forge Friendships and Evoke Change

How Writing in Community Can Forge Friendships and Evoke Change

Beverly Gologorsky on Her Friendship with Fellow Writer Jane Lazarre and the Mentorship of a Writer’s Group

By Beverly Gologorsky | September 5, 2025

I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | September 4, 2025

Big Sister Writer, Little Brother Editor: Can They Work Together?

Big Sister Writer, Little Brother Editor: Can They Work Together?

Laura and Colin Dickerman in Conversation About Laura’s New Novel, “Hot Desk”

By Literary Hub | September 4, 2025

A New Translation of <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em> Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

Ginny Tapley Takemori on the Realities of War and Translating for a New Audience

By Ginny Tapley Takemori | September 4, 2025

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

Eliana Ramage Recommends Benedict Nguyễn, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Danzy Senna and More

By Eliana Ramage | September 4, 2025

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Joan Silber on the Process of Discovery, Fiction About Friendship, and the Meaning of Mercy

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Betsy Lerner on Sisterhood

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 2, 2025

Radium Age Superheroes and Nightstand TBRs on The Lit Hub Podcast

Radium Age Superheroes and Nightstand TBRs on The Lit Hub Podcast

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By The Lit Hub Podcast | August 29, 2025

The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of September

The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of September

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Impulses, Sources, Trajectories: Douglas Unger on Discovering Why You Write

Impulses, Sources, Trajectories: Douglas Unger on Discovering Why You Write

“What kind of writer do I want to be? Where does my writing come from?”

By Douglas Unger | August 29, 2025

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on Writing Rituals, Maximalism, and How to Surprise an Audience

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on Writing Rituals, Maximalism, and How to Surprise an Audience

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Joy Is My Middle Name”

By Peter Mishler | August 27, 2025

Shame and English Translation on <em>The Critic and Her Publics</em>

Shame and English Translation on The Critic and Her Publics

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Rana Dasgupta on Giuseppe di Lampedusa's <em>The Leopard</em>

Rana Dasgupta on Giuseppe di Lampedusa's The Leopard

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | August 27, 2025

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