• Craft and Criticism

    Borders

    Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

    By Yara Zgheib  January 4, 2022
    Relationships

    Fierce, Flawed, and Human: On the Strength of Women of Color

    By Daphne Palasi Andreades  January 4, 2022
    So Many Damn Books

    So Many Damn Books in Praise of Generous Reading

    By So Many Damn Books  January 4, 2022
    Astrology or Whatever

    The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

    By Emily Temple  January 3, 2022
    Climate Fiction

    Is Climate Writing Stuck?

    By Heather Houser  January 3, 2022
    Keen On

    The Case for Abolition Feminism: Why We Need to Decriminalize Domestic Violence

    By Keen On  January 3, 2022
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    17 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2022

    By Book Marks  January 3, 2022
    Publishing

    How Being a Stalled Novelist Led to an Unexpected Career in Data Science

    By C.J. Washington  January 3, 2022
    The Craft of Writing

    On the Political Meaning of the Road Narrative

    By Tiphanie Yanique  January 3, 2022
    First Draft

    Alice McDermott: Connection Is at the Heart of Why We Read and Write

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   January 3, 2022
    The History of Literature

    The Beatles: On the Break-Up and Their Narrative Power

    By History of Literature  January 3, 2022
    Keen On

    Tim Marshall on the Power of Geography

    By Keen On  December 29, 2021
    Literary Criticism

    The Award-Winning Novels of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 27, 2021
    End of Year Lists

    The 36 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2021

    By Emily Temple  December 27, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2021

    By Literary Hub  December 27, 2021
    Freeman's

    81 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2021

    By Literary Hub  December 27, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Ultimate Best Books
    of 2021 List

    By Emily Temple  December 27, 2021
    Best of the Year

    Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2021

    By Emily Temple  December 23, 2021
    Book Dreams

    Jane Smiley on Her Writing Process, Beloved Pets, and Writing in Paris

    By Book Dreams  December 23, 2021
    Book Covers

    The 8 Best Book Covers of December

    By Emily Temple  December 23, 2021
    The Maris Review

    Jen Spyra on the Art of Comedic Escalation

    By The Maris Review  December 23, 2021
    Jane Austen

    How Jane Austen Created a Shakespearean World in Pride and Prejudice

    By Harold Bloom  December 23, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    Nikita Lalwani on the Art of Eavesdropping

    By Nikita Lalwani  December 23, 2021
    Literary Tourism

    Delving Into New Dreams: Finding Morocco in Books and Films

    By Helen Ranger  December 23, 2021
    Pandemics

    Piercing the Veil of Silence: How the Outbreak of COVID-19 Impacted the Writing of My Book

    By Wallis Wilde-Menozzi  December 23, 2021
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