The Rise of the Crypto Writer? On What Literary NFTs Might Mean for the Book World

The Rise of the Crypto Writer? On What Literary NFTs Might Mean for the Book World

Walker Caplan on Blockchain, Blake Butler, and the Uneasy Intersection of Art, Tech, and Money

By Walker Caplan | June 25, 2021

Nathaniel Mackey on Evoking John Coltrane and the Visual Delights of Poetry

Nathaniel Mackey on Evoking John Coltrane and the Visual Delights of Poetry

Peter Mishler Talks with the Contemporary American Poet and National Book Award-Winner

By Peter Mishler | June 25, 2021

Kevin McIlvoy on the Periodic Reemergence of Ghost Stories

Kevin McIlvoy on the Periodic Reemergence of Ghost Stories

In Conversation with G.P. Gottlieb on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 25, 2021

The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing

The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing

Stephen Marche Considers AI, Machine Learning, and “the Labyrinth of Another’s Being”

By Stephen Marche | June 23, 2021

What If Procrastination Is an Essential Part of Our Writing Process?

What If Procrastination Is an Essential Part of Our Writing Process?

Amy Sackville on an Aesthetics of Deferral

By Amy Sackville | June 23, 2021

Towards the Heart of a Book: In Praise of the Epigraph

Towards the Heart of a Book: In Praise of the Epigraph

Thomas Swick on the Importance of the “Ceremonial Gate”

By Thomas Swick | June 23, 2021

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Forrest Gander on the Investment and Involvement Required of Reading Poetry

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 23, 2021

How Gaslighting in Fiction Can Reflect the Realities of Psychological Abuse

By Jennifer Baker | June 23, 2021

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Summer (Re-)Reads

By Emily Temple | June 22, 2021

Brandon Taylor: Writer’s Block Is Not Tragic (It’s a Part of Life)

Brandon Taylor: Writer’s Block Is Not Tragic (It’s a Part of Life)

The Author of Filthy Animals Answers the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2021

How Language Limits Our Ability to Describe Smells

How Language Limits Our Ability to Describe Smells

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | June 22, 2021

How Black Writers Capture the Comedy and Dark Absurdity of Life in America

How Black Writers Capture the Comedy and Dark Absurdity of Life in America

Keenan Norris Recommends Paul Beatty, Fran Ross,
Mat Johnson, and More

By Keenan Norris | June 22, 2021

Unmoored in a City of Ruins: On the Revelatory Power of Samuel R. Delany’s <em>Dhalgren</em>

Unmoored in a City of Ruins: On the Revelatory Power of Samuel R. Delany’s Dhalgren

Joss Lake Considers the Profound and Best-Selling
Science Fiction Novel

By Joss Lake | June 22, 2021

Telling the True Stories of Ancient Greece Through Fiction

Telling the True Stories of Ancient Greece Through Fiction

Claire Heywood on Rewriting Mythology From the Woman’s Perspective

By Claire Heywood | June 22, 2021

20 new books to buy from your local indie (instead of you know where).

20 new books to buy from your local indie (instead of you know where).

By Katie Yee | June 22, 2021

The Top 10 Things to Love About <em>Hamlet</em>

The Top 10 Things to Love About Hamlet

Laurie Frankel Guests on the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 21, 2021

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