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The Rise (and Fall) of the Sad Girl Grifter

The Rise (and Fall) of the Sad Girl Grifter

Lior Torenberg on Pain, Performance, and Punishment for Wanting Too Much

By Lior Torenberg | January 23, 2026

The Dignity of Human Art and the Secret World of Roald Dahl on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

The Dignity of Human Art and the Secret World of Roald Dahl on The Lit Hub Podcast

featuring Nick Ripatrazone, Aaron Tracy, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 23, 2026

Diamond Forde on Memory, Mothering, and Maya Angelou

Diamond Forde on Memory, Mothering, and Maya Angelou

“To somebody, somewhere, this memory is history.”

By Diamond Forde | January 22, 2026

A Butch <em>Black Swan</em>: On Horror, Transformation, and Writing a Queer Midwestern Gothic

A Butch Black Swan: On Horror, Transformation, and Writing a Queer Midwestern Gothic

Melissa Faliveno Explores the Diverse Sources of Inspiration For Her Debut Novel

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Six Books About Ohio, the Heart of it All

Six Books About Ohio, the Heart of it All

Lauren Schott Recommends Celeste Ng, Joyce Carol Oates, Tiffany McDaniel, and More

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What’s In a Literary Brand? David Guterson on Maintaining an Authorial Persona... Or Not

What’s In a Literary Brand? David Guterson on Maintaining an Authorial Persona... Or Not

How the Author of Snow Falling on Cedars Remained True to Himself as a Working Writer

By David Guterson | January 20, 2026

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Writing Toward the Void: Larissa Pham on Facing Your Fears in Fiction

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Containment and Freedom: In Praise of the Boarding School Novel

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Madeleine Dunnigan on the Joys of Channeling Teenage Angst In Her Fiction

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Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

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“I didn’t find myself. Instead, I found an obsession.”

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