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Writing is Magic: Why We Should All Follow Our Literary Dreams

Writing is Magic: Why We Should All Follow Our Literary Dreams

Oana Aristide on Learning How to Pursue Her Creative Passions

By Oana Aristide | July 15, 2026

Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's <em>Iphigenia Among the Taurians</em>, translated by Anne Carson

Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's Iphigenia Among the Taurians, translated by Anne Carson

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

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Chana Joffe-Walt on The Best Tape You Can Get

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | July 15, 2026

Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child

Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of It Will Come Back to You

By Eric Olson | July 14, 2026

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

Elizabeth H. Winthrop: “The distance between us could not be bridged—only recognized.”

By Elizabeth H. Winthrop | July 14, 2026

Sad Love Stories Are the Best Stories: A Reading List in Praise of Messy Love

Sad Love Stories Are the Best Stories: A Reading List in Praise of Messy Love

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David Baerwald on Taking Writing Lessons from Hans Zimmer

By David Baerwald | July 10, 2026

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How—and Why—to Cull Your Book Collection

Maris Kreizman on the Joy (and Pain) of Downsizing

By Maris Kreizman | July 9, 2026

If Rachel Aviv Weren’t a Writer, She’d Be a Psychologist

If Rachel Aviv Weren’t a Writer, She’d Be a Psychologist

The Author of You Won’t Get Free of It Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

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The Satire and Style of <em>Vanity Fair</em> is as Relevant as Ever

The Satire and Style of Vanity Fair is as Relevant as Ever

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A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion

A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion

Lisa Owens on Balancing the Demands of Motherhood With a Creative Life

By Lisa Owens | July 8, 2026

Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

Emeline Atwood on Fear, Recovery and Writing Fiction Based on Lived Experience

By Emeline Atwood | July 8, 2026

An Imaginary Throuple Saved My Writing Career

An Imaginary Throuple Saved My Writing Career

Kendra Allen on Writing—and Surviving—Her First Novel

By Kendra Allen | July 7, 2026

A Poet’s Account of the Power of the Yodel

A Poet’s Account of the Power of the Yodel

“One has to be willing to humiliate oneself in order to yodel, there is no spiritual bypass.”

By Valerie Hsiung | July 6, 2026

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