• Craft and Criticism

    2022 Oscars

    Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked King Richard

    By Literary Hub  March 21, 2022
    The Writing Life

    Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

    By Xi Chen  March 21, 2022
    Coming of Age

    Every Coming-of-Age Story is an Apocalypse Story

    By Andrew DeYoung  March 21, 2022
    Southern literature

    On the Fever Dream Brilliance of Harry Crews

    By Kevin Wilson  March 21, 2022
    Mythology

    The Mermaid, C’est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

    By Monique Roffey  March 21, 2022
    Reading

    The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

    By Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry  March 21, 2022
    First Draft

    Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   March 21, 2022
    Comics

    What Can Superhero Stories Do For Us In 2022?

    By Peter Kalu  March 21, 2022
    The History of Literature

    When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

    By History of Literature  March 21, 2022
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Melissa Febos on Frankenstein, Elissa Washuta, and The Velveteen Rabbit

    By Book Marks  March 21, 2022
    What to Watch

    The Many Forms of Love in Pachinko

    By Juhea Kim  March 18, 2022
    The Craft of Writing

    Garth Greenwell on Writing Fiction like a Poet

    By Garth Greenwell  March 18, 2022
    Deaf Culture

    Toward a Literature of Sign Language

    By Ross Showalter  March 18, 2022
    What to Watch

    Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

    By Blake Turck  March 18, 2022
    Romance

    Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

    By India Holton  March 18, 2022
    Andrew Keen

    The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former US Ambassador in Ukraine

    By Keen On  March 18, 2022
    Lit Hub Radio

    Diana Abu-Jaber on How Life Begins Each Time You Find a New Place

    By The Literary Life  March 18, 2022
    Keen On

    Why the Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

    By Keen On  March 18, 2022
    Best Reviews of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  March 18, 2022
    Classic Novels

    The Secrets and Silences of The Golden Bowl

    By Dinitia Smith  March 18, 2022
    Keen On

    Breaking the Silence On the Mental Illness Pandemic Afflicting American Young Women

    By Keen On  March 18, 2022
    Micro

    Lisa Suhair Majaj on Packing Big Emotions into 100 Words or Less

    By Micro   March 18, 2022
    New Books Network

    Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

    By New Books Network  March 18, 2022
    Book Covers

    The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

    By Emily Temple  March 17, 2022
    Monsters

    What Do We Mean When We Call a Character a “Monster”?

    By Jess Zimmerman  March 17, 2022
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