Sue Monk Kidd on Finding a Flow State in Writing

Sue Monk Kidd on Finding a Flow State in Writing

“Writing, it turns out, is a difficult joy.”

By Sue Monk Kidd | October 17, 2025

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the <em>Best American</em> Curtain on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the Best American Curtain on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Caroline Bicks, Jaime Green, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 17, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2025

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

The Author of “The Four Spent the Day Together” on Researching the Nagamo Trail Murder

By Chris Kraus | October 16, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Susan Orlean Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Susan Orlean Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Gabrielle Zevin, Kate Atkinson, Matthew Desmond, and More

By Diana Arterian | October 16, 2025

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

Caleb Klaces on the Often-Overlooked Role of Photography in Works of Fiction

By Caleb Klaces | October 16, 2025

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Between Taiwanese and Mandarin: Translation as a Test of Allegiance

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Anna North Thinks About the Roman Empire All the Time

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How Self-Satire Can Act as Catharsis

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Quan Barry on Writing a Horror Novel Set in Antarctica

Quan Barry on Writing a Horror Novel Set in Antarctica

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Unveiling”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 14, 2025

Poetry for Everyone: Remembering Courtney Kampa

Poetry for Everyone: Remembering Courtney Kampa

On Creating a Posthumous Collection That Captures a Vibrant Life and Creative Ethos

By Catherine Pond and T Bambrick | October 14, 2025

Regina Brooks on the Business of Memoir

Regina Brooks on the Business of Memoir

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | October 14, 2025

Pynchon and Splatterpunk in America on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

Pynchon and Splatterpunk in America on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Oliver Scialdone, Devin Thomas O'Shea, Drew Broussard, and a phone call from Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 10, 2025

Tawny Lara on Embracing the Sh*tty First Draft

Tawny Lara on Embracing the Sh*tty First Draft

Write Like an Idiot!

By Tawny Lara | October 10, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Caren Beilin Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Caren Beilin Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Isabella Hammad, Stephen King, Lana Lin, and Others

By Diana Arterian | October 8, 2025

Beyond One-Note Nastiness: On Getting Inside the Head of a Despicable Character

Beyond One-Note Nastiness: On Getting Inside the Head of a Despicable Character

Shannon Bowring Shares Her Experience With Writing From an Antagonist’s Point of View

By Shannon Bowring | October 8, 2025

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