What Makes a Great <br>American Essay?

What Makes a Great
American Essay?

Talking to Phillip Lopate About Thwarted Expectations, Emerson, and the 21st-Century Essay Boom

By Phillip Lopate | November 17, 2020

Betsy Bonner Tracks the Ghost of Her Sister's Life

Betsy Bonner Tracks the Ghost of Her Sister's Life

Piecing Together the Life of the Late Atlantis Black

By Jeannie Vanasco | November 17, 2020

Peter Frampton Talks Fame, David Bowie, and <em>The Simpsons</em>

Peter Frampton Talks Fame, David Bowie, and The Simpsons

Dan Sheehan in Conversation with a Classic Rock Icon

By Dan Sheehan | November 16, 2020

A Poetic Structure Built on Many Voices: Talking to Matthew Daddona

A Poetic Structure Built on Many Voices: Talking to Matthew Daddona

Joannie Stangeland Speaks to the Author of House of Sound

By Joannie Stangeland | November 11, 2020

In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions

In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions

BONUS: On the Importance of Not Writing

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2020

On Truth, Queerness, and Social Media: A Conversation with Jericho Brown

On Truth, Queerness, and Social Media: A Conversation with Jericho Brown

Poet Jona Colson Talks to the Pulitzer Prize Winner

By Jona Colson | November 10, 2020

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

By Teddy Wayne | November 10, 2020

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

By Brian Gresko | November 9, 2020

Bryan Washington on Giving His Characters the Capacity for Love, Even When They Don't Have the Language for It

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Poet Vijay Seshadri on Loss and Writing as Therapy

Poet Vijay Seshadri on Loss and Writing as Therapy

The Author of 3 Sections Talks to Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | November 9, 2020

Sandra Cisneros on the Me Too Movement, Narrative Voice, and <em>The House on Mango Street</em>

Sandra Cisneros on the Me Too Movement, Narrative Voice, and The House on Mango Street

In Conversation with Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera

By Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera | November 6, 2020

Live at the Red Ink Series: <br>On What It Means to Unravel Along with the World

Live at the Red Ink Series:
On What It Means to Unravel Along with the World

Raven Leilani, Natalie Diaz, Vanessa Veselka, Meredith Talusan, and Elisa Gabbert

By Literary Hub | November 4, 2020

Virginie Despentes's <em>Vernon Subutex</em> trilogy was shaped by the 2008 financial crisis.

Virginie Despentes's Vernon Subutex trilogy was shaped by the 2008 financial crisis.

By Aaron Robertson | November 3, 2020

How the Literary World Reinvented the Book Festival in Real Time

How the Literary World Reinvented the Book Festival in Real Time

The Directors of Five Book Festivals Get Real About This New Virtual World

By Literary Hub | November 3, 2020

White Supremacy Has Always Been More Powerful Than Its Loudest Proponents

White Supremacy Has Always Been More Powerful Than Its Loudest Proponents

Issac Bailey, Kathleen Belew, and Connor Towne O'Neill on the White Power Resurgence

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2020

Jenny Hval and Alexandra Kleeman Talk Magic Words, Witch Melodies, and Norwegian Black Metal Scene

Jenny Hval and Alexandra Kleeman Talk Magic Words, Witch Melodies, and Norwegian Black Metal Scene

A Conversation with the Author of Girls Against God

By Alexandra Kleeman | October 30, 2020

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