• Craft and Criticism

    Otherppl

    “It’s Not Something I Would Recommend.” Lana Bastašić on Translating Her Own Book

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  June 16, 2021
    Thresholds

    Patrick Cottrell: How Autofiction Has Taken the Pressure Off Character Transformation

    By Thresholds   June 16, 2021
    Reading Women

    In Praise of Aging Protagonists in Literature

    By Reading Women  June 16, 2021
    Interview

    Joshua Henkin on Eschewing Big Reveals and Knowing Your Characters’ Birthdays

    By Ellen Adams  June 16, 2021
    NewberyTart

    How Shiloh Illuminates the Right Thing… and the
    “Righter” Thing

    By NewberyTart   June 16, 2021
    new books tuesday

    20 new books for your midsummer reading.

    By Katie Yee  June 15, 2021
    Historical Fiction

    Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City… Only to Disappear Into It

    By Dwyer Murphy  June 15, 2021
    Writers on Writers

    Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

    By Jane Ciabattari  June 15, 2021
    Lit Century

    Grappling with Yukio Mishima’s Murderous Children

    By Lit Century   June 15, 2021
    Memoir

    “Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

    By Amelia Abraham  June 15, 2021
    Genre

    The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

    By Marissa Levien  June 15, 2021
    Craft

    On Deciding to Tell My Story in a Novel Instead of a Memoir

    By Brittany Ackerman  June 15, 2021
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Jews in Space: On the Unsung History of Jewish Writers and the Birth of Science Fiction

    By Lavie Tidhar  June 14, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Rivka Galchen Talks Writer’s Block and Her Pandemic Cat

    By Literary Hub  June 14, 2021
    Cults

    How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

    By Dr. Kate Gale  June 14, 2021
    Audiobooks

    How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

    By Laura Lindstedt, translated by David Hackston  June 14, 2021
    Literary History

    The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers’ Project

    By Scott Borchert  June 14, 2021
    First Draft

    Gabriela Garcia on How Mythologies Are Shaped Over Generations

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   June 14, 2021
    Gothic Literature

    On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

    By Christine Mangan  June 11, 2021
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Wave Books

    By Corinne Segal  June 11, 2021
    The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

    Booksellers From Books & Books Pick Their Summer Reads

    By The Literary Life  June 11, 2021
    Reproductive Rights

    The Challenge of Capturing the Complexity of IVF Mix-Ups in Fiction

    By Genevieve Gannon  June 11, 2021
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    5 Great Books You May Have Missed in May… Perfect for Vacation Immersion

    By Bethanne Patrick  June 11, 2021
    Reading Lists

    When You Just Need a Good Cry: A Reading List

    By Kristan Higgins  June 11, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    Walter Mosley on Learning to Love Rewriting

    By Walter Mosley  June 11, 2021
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