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Ben Calhoun on Editing for the Ear

Ben Calhoun on Editing for the Ear

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | May 20, 2025

“Please Keep Caring.” What John McPhee Taught Generations of Writers and Journalists

“Please Keep Caring.” What John McPhee Taught Generations of Writers and Journalists

Peter Hessler on a Beloved Mentor and Tireless Proponent of Creative Nonfiction

By Peter Hessler | May 19, 2025

Talk Fiction: Adelaide Faith on Turning an Obsession with Her Therapist into a Novel

Talk Fiction: Adelaide Faith on Turning an Obsession with Her Therapist into a Novel

The Author of “Happiness Forever” in Conversation with Chelsea Hodson

By Chelsea Hodson | May 19, 2025

Clocking In, Hauntings, and Sticking It to the Patriarchy: Seven Novels on the Workplace

Clocking In, Hauntings, and Sticking It to the Patriarchy: Seven Novels on the Workplace

Lorna Graham Recommends Chandler Baker, Bonnie Garmus, Calvin Kasulke, and More

By Lorna Graham | May 19, 2025

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of... (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences)

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of... (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences)

Bryan VanDyke Ponders Inspiration Versus Plagiarism, Ursula Le Guin, and AI Hallucinations

By Bryan VanDyke | May 19, 2025

Amman Compendium: Mariam Itani on Beirut, Home, and the Paradox of Living in Jordan

Amman Compendium: Mariam Itani on Beirut, Home, and the Paradox of Living in Jordan

In Translation by Wiam El-Tamami, from the Latest Issue of "The Common"

By Mariam Itani | May 19, 2025

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"Don Quixote," Proto-Feminist Text: How Cervantes' Daughter Shaped His Novel

By Martha Bátiz | May 19, 2025

Amanda Knox on Reclaiming Your Story on Your Terms

By Memoir Nation | May 19, 2025

Kate Folk on Pushing Past the Gimmick

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 19, 2025

One great short story to read today: Alistair MacLeod, “To Everything There Is a Season”

One great short story to read today: Alistair MacLeod, “To Everything There Is a Season”

By Jonny Diamond | May 16, 2025

Jane Austen’s Legacy Lives on in Rom-Coms

Jane Austen’s Legacy Lives on in Rom-Coms

Hannah Benson on “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” the Newest Edition to the Austen Expanded Universe

By Hannah Benson | May 16, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Real Literary Hoaxes and the Abrams Union Drive

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Real Literary Hoaxes and the Abrams Union Drive

Featuring Nathan Connolly, James Folta, Shea Dunlop, Sarah Robbins, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 16, 2025

Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

“I needed to know about houses—big and rambling houses, and how they alter people.”

By Dwyer Murphy | May 16, 2025

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> at 125 Years

L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: The Wizard of Oz at 125 Years

Ed Simon on Grifters, the Chicago World Fair, and Oz as Symbol of a Modern USA

By Ed Simon | May 16, 2025

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

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

Featuring Mark Twain, Ocean Vuong, Malcolm X, and More

By Book Marks | May 16, 2025

On Translating Your Own Novel *Back* Into Your Mother Tongue

On Translating Your Own Novel Back Into Your Mother Tongue

Hannes Barnard and Andreas Roman Talk to Jessica Powers

By Jessica Powers | May 16, 2025

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