Rachel Kushner Once Threw a Bret Easton Ellis Novel Across Her Room (and Other Tidbits)

Rachel Kushner Once Threw a Bret Easton Ellis Novel Across Her Room (and Other Tidbits)

The Author of “Creation Lake” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Rachel Kushner | September 3, 2024

Editing Without Ego: How Katharine S. White Quietly Shaped <em>The New Yorker</em>’s Writers

Editing Without Ego: How Katharine S. White Quietly Shaped The New Yorker’s Writers

Amy Reading on Artistic Collaboration, Egotistical Male Editors, and the Idea of the Genius Editor

By Amy Reading | September 3, 2024

Kaliane Bradley on the Slow-Moving Crisis of Identity

Kaliane Bradley on the Slow-Moving Crisis of Identity

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 3, 2024

Jane Alison on Structure and Form

Jane Alison on Structure and Form

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | September 3, 2024

Minrose Gwin on Creating Complex Villains

Minrose Gwin on Creating Complex Villains

“When it comes to creating villains, I must confess to writing with more fury than love.”

By Minrose Gwin | August 30, 2024

Author Profiles Are No Replacement for Book Criticism But I Love Them Anyway

Author Profiles Are No Replacement for Book Criticism But I Love Them Anyway

Maris Kreizman, in Praise of the Deep Dive

By Maris Kreizman | August 29, 2024

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O.O. Sangoyomi and Rita Woods on Needing to Know Our History

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | August 28, 2024

Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

By Alexandra Marshall | August 27, 2024

As a Writer, You Can Never Collect Too Many Endings

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Carl Phillips on His Love for Epigraphs

Carl Phillips on His Love for Epigraphs

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 26, 2024

Maggie Smith & Shze-Hui Tjoa on New Ways of Thinking About Memoir

Maggie Smith & Shze-Hui Tjoa on New Ways of Thinking About Memoir

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More Than a Muse: On Salvadoran Artist and Wife of Antoine, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

More Than a Muse: On Salvadoran Artist and Wife of Antoine, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

Gina María Balibrera Paints a Picture of the Forgotten Woman of Surrealism Who Inspired Her Novel

By Gina María Balibrera | August 23, 2024

Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel)

Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel)

“If you wake up wanting to google sunk cost fallacy, have a serious think about your commitments.”

By Ledia Xhoga | August 23, 2024

If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole?

If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 22, 2024

Glynne Walley on the Hakkenden

Glynne Walley on the Hakkenden

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 22, 2024

Writing Happiness: Why It’s Worth It to Look on the Bright Side of Stories

Writing Happiness: Why It’s Worth It to Look on the Bright Side of Stories

Maribeth Fischer on the Joys of Creating Joyful Fiction

By Maribeth Fischer | August 21, 2024

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