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The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

The 25 Most Iconic Book Covers in History

You Probably Already Have One On a T-Shirt

By Emily Temple | October 7, 2021

Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

The Author of A Calling for Charlie Barnes Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 7, 2021

How to Write a Good Fight Scene

How to Write a Good Fight Scene

Jeff Bens Unpacks the Literary Mechanics of a Believable Scrap

By Jeff Bens | October 7, 2021

Evan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition

Evan Osnos on Collective Intervention and Moments of Social Transition

This Week from Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | October 7, 2021

What the Critics Think: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

What the Critics Think: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Liana Fink on David Sedaris, Michele Filgate on Miriam Toews, Cree LeFavour on Claire Vaye Watkins, and more

By Book Marks | October 7, 2021

In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

Sam Riviere on the Foundational Practices of Collaboration and Copying

By Sam Riviere | October 6, 2021

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On Ancient Aliens, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, and the Unhinged Pleasures of Speculative Nonfiction

By Patrick Allington | October 6, 2021

Dave Eggers on Escaping Corporate Tech and the Irreplaceable Role of Indie Bookstores

By Corinne Segal | October 6, 2021

How Fanfiction Can Inspire a Meaningful Cultural Activism and Challenge Social Stigmas

By Milena Popova | October 6, 2021

Margaret Verble on Chinua Achebe, Flannery O’Connor, and <em>Wolf Hall</em>

Margaret Verble on Chinua Achebe, Flannery O’Connor, and Wolf Hall

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky

By Book Marks | October 6, 2021

21 new titles to get cozy with this week.

21 new titles to get cozy with this week.

By Katie Yee | October 5, 2021

On the Vivid Landscapes of Alice Munro

On the Vivid Landscapes of Alice Munro

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Sara Davidson on the Ten Lessons She Learned

By Sara Davidson | October 5, 2021

How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on Finding Empathy in Writing and Putting Anger to Good Use

By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson | October 5, 2021

The New Climate Fiction: Grappling with the Weight of Collapse

The New Climate Fiction: Grappling with the Weight of Collapse

Emma Dries on the Limitations of Fragmentary Narrative to Portray a Fragmenting World

By Emma Dries | October 5, 2021

<em>Literary Disco</em> Goes Back to School with Poet and Teacher Bree Rolfe

Literary Disco Goes Back to School with Poet and Teacher Bree Rolfe

On the Syllabus: Jamaica Kincaid, Roddy Doyle, and Assaf Gavron

By Literary Disco | October 5, 2021

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