• Craft and Advice

    Darlings

    Ruth Madievsky on Burying Her Darlings in a Cemetery of Bangers

    By Ruth Madievsky  July 10, 2023
    Characters

    Beyond Tropes: On Writing Straight Characters While Queer

    By Molly Dektar  July 10, 2023
    On Poetry

    Oliver de la Paz on Absences and Using the Form of the Sonnet to Capture Life in a Diaspora

    By Literary Hub  July 10, 2023
    Satire

    Therapeutic and Cathartic: On Self-Soothing With Satire

    By Christine Grillo  July 10, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Exploring Literary Dublin with Christopher Morash

    By History of Literature  July 10, 2023
    Write-minded

    Yasmin Azad on Coming-of-Age Stories

    By Write-minded   July 10, 2023
    First Draft

    Elizabeth Graver on Making a Novel Out of Life

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   July 10, 2023
    Community

    Ali Bryan on Finding Community, Authenticity, and Acceptance in a Small Town

    By Ali Bryan  July 7, 2023
    Documentaries

    How Nonfiction Writing and Documentary Filmmaking Curate the Truth

    By Chachi D. Hauser  July 7, 2023
    Interview with a Poet

    Poet Sara Deniz Akant Talks Uncertainty, Turkish Identity, and Embracing Cringe

    By Peter Mishler  July 7, 2023
    New Books Network

    Karen Lord on Sharing Realities Between Humans, Other Species, and Aliens

    By New Books Network  July 7, 2023
    Queer Lit

    Creating Safe Spaces: On Writing Queer Romance

    By Laura Kay  July 6, 2023
    Creativity

    From Music to Fiction: How Artistic Callings Shift Across Generations

    By Keziah Weir  July 6, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Sarah Viren on Examining the Self in Both the Past and the Present

    By The Maris Review  July 6, 2023
    First Draft

    Adrienne Brodeur on Using Summer 2016 as a Setting for Little Monsters

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   July 5, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Kate Zambreno Can’t Imagine Her Life Without Visual Art

    By Literary Hub  July 5, 2023
    Aging

    Showing Myself in My Author Photo—Gray Hair and All

    By Caitlin Shetterly  July 5, 2023
    Cliche

    Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

    By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss  June 30, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Mattie Lubchansky: Why Comics?

    By Mattie Lubchansky  June 30, 2023
    Behind the Mic

    Marin Ireland on Being Starstruck by Novelists

    By Behind the Mic   June 30, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Tania James on Trust, Truth, and the Desire to Create Something That Lasts

    By The Maris Review  June 29, 2023
    On Poetry

    The Pleasure of Taking the Long Way: On Puzzling the Route to a Poem

    By Lauren Camp  June 29, 2023
    Authors in the Tent

    T.C. Boyle on Writing in Gloomy Weather About Climate Catastrophe

    By Authors in the Tent  June 29, 2023
    Trauma

    Murder and Memory: On the Narrative Reconstruction of a Heinous Crime

    By Madison Davis  June 29, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    The Kids Are at Work: Jean Kwok on Loosening Child Labor Laws and Her Years as a Child Worker in NYC

    By Fiction Non Fiction  June 29, 2023
    Page 40 of 186

    • We Need Your Help:

    Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

    Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.