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Crafting a Documentary Poetics of Resistance in the Shadow of State Violence

Crafting a Documentary Poetics of Resistance in the Shadow of State Violence

“In situations in which the story of people is being smothered by institutions of power, adversarial documents can provide an opening.”

By Teresa Dzieglewicz | October 29, 2025

Susan Straight on Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 in Fiction

Susan Straight on Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Sacrament

By Jane Ciabattari | October 28, 2025

Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

“If Kafka were alive today, he wouldn’t be unpublished—he’d be under NDA.”

By Aron Solomon | October 27, 2025

Jaquira Díaz on Trust

Jaquira Díaz on Trust

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 27, 2025

Roy Wood Jr. on the Legacies We Inherit and Pass On

Roy Wood Jr. on the Legacies We Inherit and Pass On

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

By Memoir Nation | October 27, 2025

<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

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

By Gabriel Urza | October 24, 2025

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

By Grant Chemidlin | October 24, 2025

Julian Brave NoiseCat on How Directing a Documentary Shaped His Memoir

By Julian Brave NoiseCat | October 24, 2025

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

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

Publishers Hedi El Kholti and Dan Simon Reminisce About the Author and Friend on the Anniversary of His Death

By Literary Hub | October 23, 2025

Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)

Don’t Let the Publishing Industry Get You Down (It Happens to the Best of Us)

Hey, Do You Need a Pep Talk? Listen to Maris

By Maris Kreizman | October 23, 2025

Forever Faithful To a Single Story: An Ode to Monogamous Writing

Forever Faithful To a Single Story: An Ode to Monogamous Writing

Amy Gallo Ryan: “It was never about setting out to write a book—the point all along was to write this book.”

By Amy Gallo Ryan | October 22, 2025

Sewing as a Way to Shape the Future—and Survive the Present

Sewing as a Way to Shape the Future—and Survive the Present

Maddie Ballard on Using Sewing as
a Way to Look Forward

By Maddie Ballard | October 22, 2025

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

Anna Fiteni Explores What Welsh Culture Has to Do With Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and More

By Anna Fiteni | October 22, 2025

What’s Real and What’s Not: Gish Jen on Writing Between the Factual Lines

What’s Real and What’s Not: Gish Jen on Writing Between the Factual Lines

Finding the Sweet Spot Between Memoir and Fiction

By Gish Jen | October 21, 2025

Adam Johnson on Writing a Novel of Ancient Polynesia

Adam Johnson on Writing a Novel of Ancient Polynesia

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Wayfinder”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 21, 2025

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