Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Cheat on My “Literary” Novel?

Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Cheat on My “Literary” Novel?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

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Katie Kitamura on the Power of Voice in Uzodinma Iweala’s <em>Beasts of No Nation</em>

Katie Kitamura on the Power of Voice in Uzodinma Iweala’s Beasts of No Nation

Revisiting the Novel 20 Years Later

By Katie Kitamura | August 21, 2025

Charlie Jane Anders on How A.S. Byatt’s <em>Possession</em> Paved the Way for Dark Academia

Charlie Jane Anders on How A.S. Byatt’s Possession Paved the Way for Dark Academia

The Author of “Lessons in Magic and Disaster” Rereads an Iconic Text in a Time of Academic Suppression

By Charlie Jane Anders | August 19, 2025

Working Writers: Nalini Jones on How Having a Day Job in Music Helped Her Write a Novel

Working Writers: Nalini Jones on How Having a Day Job in Music Helped Her Write a Novel

The Author of “The Unbroken Coast” Riffs on the Power of Holding a Job in Another Industry

By Nalini Jones | August 18, 2025

Amanda Knox and Lidia Yuknavitch on Reclaiming

Amanda Knox and Lidia Yuknavitch on Reclaiming

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

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On the Lit Hub Podcast: Publishers Marketplace 101, Maris Kreizman Burns It Down, and More

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Publishers Marketplace 101, Maris Kreizman Burns It Down, and More

Featuring Erin Somers, Jonny Diamond, Maris Kreizman, James Folta, and Drew Broussard

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How Small-Town Public Libraries Enrich the Generative Research Process

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Nick Fuller Googins on Embracing Analog Research Methods at the Library

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Literary Synchronicities: Jessica Francis Kane on Finding Coincidences While Writing

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer

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Karleigh Frisbie Brogan Considers the Benefits and Trade-Offs of a Non-Literary Day Job

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On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

Ellyn Gaydos on William Carlos Williams, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Ellyn Gaydos | August 11, 2025

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