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A Close Reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Counting-Out Rhyme”

A Close Reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Counting-Out Rhyme”

Cecily Parks on the Ceremony and Intimacy of a Classic American Poem

By Cecily Parks | November 24, 2025

Tracy K. Smith on the Spiritual and the Poetic

Tracy K. Smith on the Spiritual and the Poetic

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 24, 2025

Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived

Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived

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

By Memoir Nation | November 24, 2025

Giving Up on <em>The New York Times</em> and Remembering Literary Twitter on The Lit Hub Podcast

Giving Up on The New York Times and Remembering Literary Twitter on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Peter Coviello, James Folta, Oliver Scialdone, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 21, 2025

Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic <em>The Ha-Ha</em>

Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic The Ha-Ha

“The absurdity of existence, the often-simultaneous humor and terror in not knowing what life is for, is a theme echoed throughout the novel.”

By Melissa Broder | November 21, 2025

Outdoor Manual: Benjamin Wood on Taking It Outside

Outdoor Manual: Benjamin Wood on Taking It Outside

“Moved outdoors, my novel finds its purpose and momentum.”

By Benjamin Wood | November 21, 2025

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Jeanette Winterson Remembers the Creative Process Behind Her Groundbreaking First Novel

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Beth Macy on Writing to Explore Why We’re So Divided

Beth Macy on Writing to Explore Why We’re So Divided

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Stewart O'Nan on Moderating Sentimentality

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Bad Art and Sheep Covers on The Lit Hub Podcast

Bad Art and Sheep Covers on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Anna Hogeland, Celia Mattison, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from Ryan Chapman

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Jen Percy on the Subversive Possibilities of Structure

Jen Percy on the Subversive Possibilities of Structure

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Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

"Life is absurd. We are all small. We all want what we can’t get…and this is funny."

By Helen Lederer | November 14, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Quiara Alegría Hudes Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Quiara Alegría Hudes Is Reading Now, and Next

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