• Craft and Criticism

    On Race

    The Ethics of Writing About Race as a White Woman

    By Rachel Jamison Webster  March 21, 2023
    Writers in Conversation

    Mona Simpson on the Role of Research in Novel Writing

    By Jane Ciabattari  March 21, 2023
    Representation

    You Cannot Protect Your Children From Moana: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

    By Julia Langbein  March 21, 2023
    So Many Damn Books

    Idra Novey: How to Pack a Punch in a Short Novel

    By So Many Damn Books  March 21, 2023
    Celebrity

    Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash on Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

    By Literary Hub  March 21, 2023
    Write-minded

    Peggy Orenstein on the Self-improvement Memoir

    By Write-minded   March 21, 2023
    Keen On

    Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

    By Keen On  March 21, 2023
    On Grief

    God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

    By Zoe Fishman  March 20, 2023
    On Translation

    Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

    By Kristen Renee Miller  March 20, 2023
    First Draft

    “Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   March 20, 2023
    Muses

    When the Muses Step Out of the Shadows: Reading the Women Who Enabled Greatness

    By Sophie Haydock  March 20, 2023
    The History of Literature

    A Deep-Dive on Catullus, the Roman Poet of Fierce Desire and Hatred

    By History of Literature  March 20, 2023
    What to Watch

    Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

    By Olivia Rutigliano  March 17, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

    By Kate DiCamillo  March 17, 2023
    Irish Literature

    The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

    By Alexander Poots  March 17, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

    By Idra Novey  March 17, 2023
    What to Watch

    The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

    By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst  March 17, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  March 17, 2023
    Reading Lists

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  March 16, 2023
    Friendship

    Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

    By Sarah Ruhl  March 16, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    20 Years After the Invasion: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on Iraqi Perspectives on the War and What Western Media Missed

    By Fiction Non Fiction  March 16, 2023
    Historical Fiction

    Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

    By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner  March 16, 2023
    Just the Right Book

    Just the Right Book: What We’re Excited About This Week

    By Just the Right Book   March 16, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Editor-Turned-Author Jenny Jackson on the Other Side of the Editorial Process

    By The Maris Review  March 16, 2023
    Otherppl

    Gina Frangello on the Editorial Omniscient and Why We Should All Be Using it

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  March 16, 2023
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