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Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in <em>The Shining</em>

Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in The Shining

Maggie Su: "Just as part of Jack will always remain at the Overlook, my shadow is still part of me."

By Maggie Su | January 27, 2025

Alan Shapiro on Inspiration

Alan Shapiro on Inspiration

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 27, 2025

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Connie Hale and Ellen Sussman on Writing Retreats

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid

Featuring Jonny Diamond and Olivia Rutigliano

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 24, 2025

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

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Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Guido Tonelli on the Human Urge to Honor the Dead

By Guido Tonelli | January 23, 2025

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“In place of clear conclusions are persistent themes, like recurring notes in a song.”

By Book Marks | January 23, 2025

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

Emma Knight: “As the character in this story, I’ve evolved at least to this extent: it’s no longer plot I’m afraid of.”

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Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires

Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires

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By Fiction Non Fiction | January 23, 2025

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

The Author of “Too Soon” Considers Her Novel in Relation to Etaf Rum, Hala Alyan, and the Politics of Influence

By Betty Samieh | January 22, 2025

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

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By Matthew Nienow | January 22, 2025

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