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How E.L. Shen Came to Understand Her Assassinated Ancestor Through Writing About Him

How E.L. Shen Came to Understand Her Assassinated Ancestor Through Writing About Him

“My ancestor is no longer just a myth... he is simply a man.”

By E. L. Shen | October 16, 2026

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

“The embodied realm is eager for inquiry, if one is willing and interested.”

By Emily Hyland | October 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Author of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing with David Naimon Recommends Sabrina Orah Mark, Evelyn Araluen, and Mykaela Saunders

By Diana Arterian | October 15, 2026

Writer, Professor and Pen Pal: Josefine Kals Remembers Stephen Dixon

Writer, Professor and Pen Pal: Josefine Kals Remembers Stephen Dixon

“His work is a beautiful, and urgent, reminder of the poignancy of life’s smallest moments.”

By Josefine Kals | October 13, 2026

From Dud to Delicious: Deesha Philyaw on Raising the Stakes in Fiction

From Dud to Delicious: Deesha Philyaw on Raising the Stakes in Fiction

“If a character has already gotten everything they want, give them something else to want.”

By Deesha Philyaw | October 9, 2026

Jérôme Lindon, <em>Jérôme Lindon</em>: On the Relationship Between Jean Echenoz and His Publisher

Jérôme Lindon, Jérôme Lindon: On the Relationship Between Jean Echenoz and His Publisher

Mark Polizzotti Remembers His Encounters With the French Literary Establishment

By Mark Polizzotti | October 9, 2026

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How Navigating the Demands of Academia Helped Me Cope With Terrible Loss

By Barbara Young Welke | October 9, 2026

Alice Elliott Dark’s Afterword to “In the Gloaming”

By Alice Elliott Dark | October 9, 2026

It Begins On the Page: How Relationships Between Readers and Writers Are Made

By Luiz Schwarcz | October 8, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Ordering a Book at My Local Indie and Just... Not Picking It Up?

Am I the Asshole For Ordering a Book at My Local Indie and Just... Not Picking It Up?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 8, 2026

Storytelling Across Genre: On Being an Anishinaabe Poet in a Fiction Writer’s World

Storytelling Across Genre: On Being an Anishinaabe Poet in a Fiction Writer’s World

“I write fiction with a poetic inflection because I have honed my poetry muscles over decades.”

By Kimberly Blaeser | October 8, 2026

Trans Becoming and the Failure of Language

Trans Becoming and the Failure of Language

“As trans people, each articulation of who we are is also an articulation of who we will no longer be.”

By Sanam Sheriff | October 7, 2026

Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up

Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up

The Author of Partita Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Barbara Kingsolver | October 6, 2026

How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s

How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s

Nafissa Thompson-Spires on Being a Live Wire

By Nafissa Thompson-Spires | October 6, 2026

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

“AI will improve, but it will never develop the capacity for genuine longing, grief.”

By Charlotte Donlon | October 5, 2026

“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

The Author of Wayfarers on Writing, Teaching, and Listening

By Brittany Cavallaro | October 2, 2026

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