When Empire Falls: Talking to George Packer About His New Novel, <em>The Emergency</em>

When Empire Falls: Talking to George Packer About His New Novel, The Emergency

In Conversation with Andy Hunter About Apocalypse, Societal Division, and the Future of America

By Andy Hunter | November 13, 2025

The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

Or, How to Channel the Spirits of Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Danilo Donati in Fiction

By Olivia Laing | November 12, 2025

Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

Grace Walker: “Two lives, two minds, combining. It’s the idea that shaped my writing, and now, in a quieter way, my days.”

By Grace Walker | November 12, 2025

Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

“What glowed at me with such potency that I would willingly immerse myself for all the months of writing slog?”

By Emma Darwin | November 12, 2025

The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

“Aphorisms and poems are always idiosyncratic, their output an image supercharged with storytelling specificity.”

By James Geary | November 12, 2025

Olivia Laing on Fictionalizing the Murder of Pier Paulo Pasolini

Olivia Laing on Fictionalizing the Murder of Pier Paulo Pasolini

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Silver Book

By Jane Ciabattari | November 11, 2025

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Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

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Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

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Leslie Cohen on Writing a Romance Novel With Former NHL Hockey Player Sean Avery

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“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

Sarah Hall on Authenticity, AI, and Big Tech’s Creative Larceny

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“It Was Home...” On Friends, Flatshares and Creating Fiction

“It Was Home...” On Friends, Flatshares and Creating Fiction

Gráinne O’Hare Considers the Power of Female Friendship Forged in Close Quarters

By Gráinne O’Hare | November 10, 2025

Angela Flournoy on the Cloud of Experience

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Julie Lythcott-Haims on Writing as an Act of Service

Julie Lythcott-Haims on Writing as an Act of Service

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By Memoir Nation | November 10, 2025

Emma Donoghue on Populating Historical Fiction

Emma Donoghue on Populating Historical Fiction

“Instead of a permanent policy on how true my fictions need to be, I negotiate a set of rules with myself for each particular project.”

By Emma Donoghue | November 7, 2025

Contract Questions and Adapting Thornton Wilder on The Lit Hub Podcast

Contract Questions and Adapting Thornton Wilder on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Ethan Lipton, Jeremy McCarter, Aron Solomon, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from n+1's Dayna Totorici

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