Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
  • Reading Challenge
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Reading Challenge
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
7 Writers Who Were Also Editors (And the Books They Edited)

7 Writers Who Were Also Editors (And the Books They Edited)

So Many Hats

By Emily Temple | September 14, 2017

When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish

When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish

Bob Gottlieb: Not Having It

By Emily Temple | September 13, 2017

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

In the Presence of the Long Faultless Tongue of God

By Kaveh Akbar | September 12, 2017

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

Josh Weil Considers How Hard It Is to Drown All His Darlings

By Josh Weil | September 12, 2017

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

They're Not Always What You'd Expect

By Emily Temple | September 12, 2017

Can the <em>New York Times'</em> Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

Can the New York Times' Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

On Winning the "American Idol" of Aspiring Memoirists

By Andrea Jarrell | September 8, 2017

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Shampoo Effect
  • The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music
  • Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep
  • On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
  • Devotions
  • Thundering Waters: The Toxic Legacy of Niagara Falls

The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

By Meghan Forbes | September 7, 2017

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

By Helen Sword | September 7, 2017

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

By Mark Haskell Smith | September 7, 2017

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

"I feel the Force. I listen to my gut. I write what feels good."

By Emily Temple | September 1, 2017

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

When News of Publication Garners Way More Attention Than the Writing Itself

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 31, 2017

Dear Rick Moody: What Should I Say About My Scars?

Dear Rick Moody: What Should I Say About My Scars?

A Complicated Past Doesn't Need to Be a Complicated Present

By Rick Moody | August 31, 2017

The Photograph That Helped Me Finish My Book

The Photograph That Helped Me Finish My Book

Laura Schenone Finds Endurance in the Work of Fay Godwin

By Laura Schenone | August 30, 2017

15 Famous Writers on the Perils of a Formal Education

15 Famous Writers on the Perils of a Formal Education

And Why Libraries > Classrooms

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2017

Why I Made My Main Character a Right Wing Blogger

Why I Made My Main Character a Right Wing Blogger

Jonathan Dee on Spending Years with a Character He Didn't Quite Understand

By Jonathan Dee | August 28, 2017

Why a Party is a Perfect Literary Device

Why a Party is a Perfect Literary Device

Most People have a Party Persona at Odds with the Real Person Beneath

By Elizabeth Day | August 25, 2017

« First‹ Previous308309310311312313314315316Next ›Last »
Page 312 of 344
    • Suspenseful and Escapist: 5 Thrillers to Read at the Beach This SummerJuly 8, 2026 by Daniel Kenitz
    • How To Stay Creative While Living In the SuburbsJuly 8, 2026 by Laura Sims
    • Meet-cute Murder: 5 Romantic Mysteries with "Happily Ever After" EndingsJuly 8, 2026 by Cara Tanamachi
    • The Shampoo Effect
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "Flips the usual romance novel progression of initial friction-laced attraction that melts into undeniable love…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member

  • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.