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<em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em> Talks the 2025 Booker Prize Shortlist

The Lit Hub Podcast Talks the 2025 Booker Prize Shortlist

Featuring Ryan Chapman and Drew Broussard — plus a voicemail from Nicole Brinkley

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 24, 2025

When Telling Your Own Story Gets in the Way of Processing Trauma

When Telling Your Own Story Gets in the Way of Processing Trauma

Gabriel Urza on Making the Move From Criminal Justice to Creative Writing

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How Being a Writer Broke (Then Healed) My Queer Little Heart

How Being a Writer Broke (Then Healed) My Queer Little Heart

Grant Chemidlin on Finding Poetry In the Process of Coming Out

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Julian Brave NoiseCat on How Directing a Documentary Shaped His Memoir

Julian Brave NoiseCat on How Directing a Documentary Shaped His Memoir

“Nonfiction is, at its core, about how one chooses to live and observe life.”

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“You’ll See, a Lot Will Happen When I Die.” Remembering Gary Indiana

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