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Ursula Hegi on the Seam Between Bliss and Sorrow

Ursula Hegi on the Seam Between Bliss and Sorrow

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 17, 2020

Can the Essay Still Surprise Us?

Can the Essay Still Surprise Us?

Suzanne Conklin Akbari Rethinks a Eurocentric Tradition

By Suzanne Conklin Akbari | August 14, 2020

WATCH: Jewel on Battling Anxiety, Living with Dyslexia and Finding Solace in Philosophy

WATCH: Jewel on Battling Anxiety, Living with Dyslexia and Finding Solace in Philosophy

Episode Three of the Mighty SONG Writers Video Series

By Literary Hub | August 12, 2020

The Internet Has Split Our Sense of Self. Can the Page Reproduce That?

The Internet Has Split Our Sense of Self. Can the Page Reproduce That?

Rebecca Watson on the Blurred Line Between Our Online
and Real-World Psyches

By Rebecca Watson | August 12, 2020

Charlotte Wood on the Subconscious Act of Writing

Charlotte Wood on the Subconscious Act of Writing

"In 20 years of writing I’d never abandoned ship like this."

By Charlotte Wood | August 11, 2020

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

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

Featuring Raven Leilani, Héctor Tobar, Jessica Gross, and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 11, 2020

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  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

The Quest for Kindness is One of Fiction's Great Challenges

By Rónán Hession | August 7, 2020

My Father: The Genius, The Poet, Richard Eberhart

By Gretchen Cherington | August 7, 2020

Reading the First Drafts of
Anna Karenina

By Bob Blaisdell | August 6, 2020

WATCH: Jazz Pianist Marcus Roberts Get the Blues and Talks Musical Influences

WATCH: Jazz Pianist Marcus Roberts Get the Blues and Talks Musical Influences

Episode Two of the Mighty SONG Writers Video Series

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2020

"Too much exercise!" Read Flaubert's (very harsh) writing advice for Guy de Maupassant.

By Emily Temple | August 3, 2020

A Taxonomy of Nonfiction; <br>Or the Pleasures of Precision

A Taxonomy of Nonfiction;
Or the Pleasures of Precision

Karen Babine on the Peculiarities of Genre, Form, and More

By Karen Babine | August 3, 2020

My Novel's Heroine is Doing Better in the Publishing World Than I Did

My Novel's Heroine is Doing Better in the Publishing World Than I Did

Ellen Feldman's Lessons Learned From NYC Publishing
(Fired at a Christmas Party!)

By Ellen Feldman | July 31, 2020

WATCH: Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell on Writing Advice, Favorite Teachers (and a Song or Two)

WATCH: Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell on Writing Advice, Favorite Teachers (and a Song or Two)

Two of America's Great Singer-Songwriters Kick Off the Mighty SONG Writers Video Series

By Literary Hub | July 29, 2020

Is This the End of Writing in Cafés?

Is This the End of Writing in Cafés?

On the Appeal of Lingering During (and After) a Pandemic

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2020

How to Write an Email Well Enough to Land a Book Deal

How to Write an Email Well Enough to Land a Book Deal

Anne Trubek with Practical Advice on What Works

By Anne Trubek | July 28, 2020

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