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    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
    Jane Austen

    Just How Much is Jane Austen a Precursor to Bridgerton?

    By Robert Morrison  March 17, 2022
    Book Dreams

    Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan on the Freedom of Writing Anonymously

    By Book Dreams  March 17, 2022
    Open Form

    Why Moonstruck Made Marie-Helene Bertino Proud to Be Italian-American

    By Open Form  March 17, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: NoViolet Bulawayo in Conversation with Novuyo Tshuma

    By The Virtual Book Channel  March 17, 2022
    Literary Journals

    The Life and Death of a Cutting Edge Literary Journal, c. 1989

    By Kurt Hollander  March 17, 2022
    The Maris Review

    Liz Scheier on Comedy as a Survival Skill

    By The Maris Review  March 17, 2022
    Keen On

    How Leadership Values Like Empathy Might Help End the War in Ukraine

    By Keen On  March 17, 2022
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