What Happened to My Political Novel When I Resisted Satire and Leaned Into Idealism

What Happened to My Political Novel When I Resisted Satire and Leaned Into Idealism

How Brian Schaefer‘s Town & Country Went From Snarky to Sincere

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Georgi Gospodinov on the Loss of His Father and Writing About Death

Georgi Gospodinov on the Loss of His Father and Writing About Death

The Author of Death and the Gardener in Conversation with His Translator, Angela Rodel

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Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

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The Invitation of Brevity: Ten Novels in Verse That Will Hook You

The Invitation of Brevity: Ten Novels in Verse That Will Hook You

Amber McBride Recommends Anne Carson, Ibi Zoboi, Jason Reynolds, and More

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Sonic Tone Poems: Three Audio Narratives to Reshape Your Imagination

Sonic Tone Poems: Three Audio Narratives to Reshape Your Imagination

Sarah Montague on the Poetics of Listening

By Sarah Montague | November 4, 2025

Finding the Truth In the Imaginary: On “Accurately” Writing About Time Travel

Finding the Truth In the Imaginary: On “Accurately” Writing About Time Travel

Aja Gabel Offers Some Tips For Crafting Scientifically and Emotionally Sound Speculative Fiction

By Aja Gabel | November 4, 2025

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E. Jean Carroll on Writing on Trial

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Happy Halloween from <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

Happy Halloween from The Lit Hub Podcast

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Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories

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