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Erika Swyler on Worldbuilding as Set Design

Erika Swyler on Worldbuilding as Set Design

“Remember that every bit of worldbuilding that makes it to the page adds to the set, and stage space is limited.”

By Erika Swyler | January 17, 2025

The Unsolved Tale of a British Slave Ship’s Uprising and Shipwreck

The Unsolved Tale of a British Slave Ship’s Uprising and Shipwreck

James H. Sweet on the Mysteries of the “Black Prince” and the Complex History of Anticolonial Mutinies

By James H. Sweet | January 17, 2025

What Would Gabriel García Márquez Have Thought of the Netflix Version of His Novel?

What Would Gabriel García Márquez Have Thought of the Netflix Version of His Novel?

Ariel Dorfman Considers His Friend’s Legacy

By Ariel Dorfman | January 16, 2025

How to Talk About Your Own Book

How to Talk About Your Own Book

Maris Kreizman’s Advice (to Herself) on Self-Promotion

By Maris Kreizman | January 16, 2025

We, the First Readers: On What It Means to Publish a Book

We, the First Readers: On What It Means to Publish a Book

Publishing Legend Luis Schwarcz Considers the Nature of His Calling

By Luis Schwarcz | January 16, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“It reads like the unfinished, damaged novel that it is.”

By Book Marks | January 16, 2025

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Aria Aber Is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | January 16, 2025

Charles Baxter on the Dangers of Knowing the Future

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 16, 2025

The Danger of Lowering Your Heart’s Volume: On the Writing of Ross Gay and Amy Leach

By Jane Zwart | January 15, 2025

The Seven Books I Took With Me When Evacuating Los Angeles

The Seven Books I Took With Me When Evacuating Los Angeles

Carolyn Kellogg on Realizing the Value of the Irreplaceable

By Carolyn Kellogg | January 15, 2025

My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy

My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy

Layne Fargo Explores the Power of Celebrating Others' Literary Success (and Why Their Success Is Also Yours)

By Layne Fargo | January 15, 2025

The Forgers Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Literary Fakes and Frauds

The Forgers Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Literary Fakes and Frauds

Bradford Morrow Investigates a World of Deception, Duplicitousness, and a Great Deal of Skill

By Bradford Morrow | January 14, 2025

Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English: <br>On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English:
On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

Sahar Delijani Navigates the Complexity of Conjuring Her Old Life in a New Language

By Sahar Delijani | January 14, 2025

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

“We’re raising eidolons, real and not-real, tales that move and breathe and stand side by side, speaking Troy into the future.”

By Maria Zoccola | January 14, 2025

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

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

Featuring Pico Iyer, Karissa Chen, Betty Shamieh and More

By Teddy Wayne | January 14, 2025

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

For Edward Underhill, “The fullness of life comes from the struggle.”

By Edward Underhill | January 14, 2025

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