Hilary Leichter on the Partnership Between Reader and Writer

Hilary Leichter on the Partnership Between Reader and Writer

"When a book arrives somewhere emotionally moving, it’s because the reader has helped put it there."

By Hilary Leichter | October 6, 2023

Robots Are People, Too: On the Ways Writers Use Non-Human Characters to Tell Human Stories

Robots Are People, Too: On the Ways Writers Use Non-Human Characters to Tell Human Stories

Allegories, Companions, Advisor, Otherworldly, and Outsiders

By Dan Hope | October 6, 2023

In Praise of Mariah Carey

In Praise of Mariah Carey

Andrew Chan and Emily Lordi on Pop Divas, Fandom, and Pop History

By Literary Hub | October 6, 2023

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Benjamín Labatut, Safiya Sinclair, Lydia Davis, Melissa Broder, and More

By Book Marks | October 6, 2023

Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Loneliness

Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Loneliness

Richard Deming on Hurston's 1942 autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road

By Richard Deming | October 5, 2023

Whose Mary Is It Anyway? Anne Eekhout on Fictionalizing Mary Shelley

Whose Mary Is It Anyway? Anne Eekhout on Fictionalizing Mary Shelley

"If I do my job well, it will ring true."

By Anne Eekhout | October 5, 2023

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The Catharsis of Writing About Sex in Memoir

By Minda Honey | October 5, 2023

Alex Reisner on Covering Books3 and Fighting Piracy

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 5, 2023

C Pam Zhang on Food, Wealth, and Pressure

By The Maris Review | October 5, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"A hilarious revolt against the aggressive godlessness, dehumanization and fear plaguing our time."

By Book Marks | October 5, 2023

Meet the 13 Writers on the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Meet the 13 Writers on the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Interviews with Some of Today’s Finest Writers of Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | October 5, 2023

Jonathan Lethem Hopes You Ask Him About Dedication Page

Jonathan Lethem Hopes You Ask Him About Dedication Page

The Author of Brooklyn Crime Novel Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2023

Writing on Prepaid Time: Shannon Sanders on Balancing Parenthood and Publishing

Writing on Prepaid Time: Shannon Sanders on Balancing Parenthood and Publishing

"What I wanted, ultimately, wasn’t permission to write instead of parenting; it was to enter a fantasy world where there was time enough for both."

By Shannon Sanders | October 4, 2023

On the Difficulty of Narrating the Audiobook for Your Own Memoir

On the Difficulty of Narrating the Audiobook for Your Own Memoir

Freda Love Smith Admits, "It's Kind of Hard to Read"

By Freda Love Smith | October 4, 2023

No Place Like London: V.E. Schwab, Lina Rather, and Oliver Darkshire

No Place Like London: V.E. Schwab, Lina Rather, and Oliver Darkshire

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S03E05

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 4, 2023

Khaled Hosseini on the 20th Anniversary of <em>The Kite Runner</em>

Khaled Hosseini on the 20th Anniversary of The Kite Runner

The Author Reflects on an Unlikely Path to Publication

By Khaled Hosseini | October 3, 2023

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