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Jessica Anthony on Getting a Grip on Fictional Time

Jessica Anthony on Getting a Grip on Fictional Time

“Our kindergarten teachers were right: it’s show and tell.”

By Jessica Anthony | August 16, 2024

Evan S. Connell at 100: Ever the Elusive, Surprising, and Singular Conjurer

Evan S. Connell at 100: Ever the Elusive, Surprising, and Singular Conjurer

Steve Paul Remembers a Quiet Giant of American Literature

By Steve Paul | August 16, 2024

A Marionette in the Milky Way: On Finding Your Way Into the Story You Want to Tell

A Marionette in the Milky Way: On Finding Your Way Into the Story You Want to Tell

Lindsey Drager Considers Impermanence, Finality and the Forces of the Universe in Fictional Narratives

By Lindsey Drager | August 16, 2024

Beyond Mothering: Considering Ann Patchett’s Novels of Maternal Ambivalence

Beyond Mothering: Considering Ann Patchett’s Novels of Maternal Ambivalence

Monica Cardenas on a Literary Antidote to Society's Oppressive Prescription for Motherhood

By Monica Cardenas | August 15, 2024

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

Maris Kreizman on this Fall’s Incredible Crop of Fiction

By Maris Kreizman | August 15, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“In less than 200 pages, the book manages to be part autobiography, part anthropological investigation and part feminist tract.”

By Book Marks | August 15, 2024

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Bill Schutt Is Reading Now, and Next

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A Literary Road Trip Across America

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“A Countrified Rumpelstiltskin.” On the Visceral, Versatile Stories of Brad Watson

“A Countrified Rumpelstiltskin.” On the Visceral, Versatile Stories of Brad Watson

Snowden Wright Digs Into the “Exploded View” of Watson’s Work

By Snowden Wright | August 14, 2024

How the Prospect of Publishing Can Paralyze the Writing Process

How the Prospect of Publishing Can Paralyze the Writing Process

Sofia Samatar on Balancing Self-Compartmentalization With the Joy of Creation

By Sofia Samatar | August 14, 2024

Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Brenda Peynado on Futures Bleak and Hopeful

Suyi Davies Okungbowa & Brenda Peynado on Futures Bleak and Hopeful

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S04E02

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | August 14, 2024

How Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson Defied Victorian Relationship Conventions

How Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson Defied Victorian Relationship Conventions

Camille Peri on the Creative and Romantic Partnership of a 19th-Century Literary Power Couple

By Camille Peri | August 13, 2024

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

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

Featuring Danzy Senna, Kristopher Jansma, Rosie Schaap and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 13, 2024

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