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It’s All Just Torture Porn: A Record of Failed Attempts to Explain What Trans Lit is “For”

It’s All Just Torture Porn: A Record of Failed Attempts to Explain What Trans Lit is “For”

Katherine Packert Burke Considers the Past, Present and Future of Transgender Literary Representation

By Katherine Packert Burke | May 21, 2026

My Writing Group Forgot My Birthday: Are They the Assholes?

My Writing Group Forgot My Birthday: Are They the Assholes?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 21, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A rigorous, self-assured, propulsive, at times terrifying portrait of a dweebocracy that sets the agenda for the planet.”

By Book Marks | May 21, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 17, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 17, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2026

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 21, 2026

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How George Saunders’s Analysis of Russian Masters Provides a Critical Language for Audio Narratives

By Sarah Montague | May 20, 2026

Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

By Rachel Mills | May 20, 2026

Why, As Writers, Do We Cut the Things We Love?

By Kayla Rae Whitaker | May 20, 2026

A Pawnshop of the Mind: In Praise of Object-Based Writing

A Pawnshop of the Mind: In Praise of Object-Based Writing

Emily Rapp Black Offers Some Advice to Help Craft Your Next Story or Essay

By Emily Rapp Black | May 20, 2026

Ayelet Waldman on What Quilting Taught Her About the Creative Process

Ayelet Waldman on What Quilting Taught Her About the Creative Process

Combining the Writing Life With the Pursuit of a Beloved Hobby

By Ayelet Waldman | May 19, 2026

The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)

The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)

You Have Clarke Speicher to Thank (Or Blame) For the
Recent Train Dreams Adaptation

By Julien C. Levy | May 19, 2026

Heather Eng Recommends Six Books About the American Dream and Social Striving

Heather Eng Recommends Six Books About the American Dream and Social Striving

Featuring Marisa Kashino, Susie Yang, Danzy Senna, and More

By Heather Eng | May 19, 2026

How Just a Few Taps on a Bunch of Buttons Can Curate Meaning

How Just a Few Taps on a Bunch of Buttons Can Curate Meaning

Robert Isaacs on the Rhythm of Writing

By Robert Isaacs | May 19, 2026

What It Means to Go From School Drop Out to Writing Tutor

What It Means to Go From School Drop Out to Writing Tutor

Djamel White on Teaching Kids How to Write

By Djamel White | May 19, 2026

On Authenticity, Acquisition, and the Secret Lives of Objects

On Authenticity, Acquisition, and the Secret Lives of Objects

Nicole Cherubini and Natalie Lemle Discuss the Stories That Ancient Artifacts Can Carry

By Nicole Cherubini | May 19, 2026

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