Zakiya Dalila Harris on the Commodification of Blackness, in Publishing and Beyond

Zakiya Dalila Harris on the Commodification of Blackness, in Publishing and Beyond

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | August 11, 2021

Was <em>Bridget Jones's Diary</em> the First Internet Novel?

Was Bridget Jones's Diary the First Internet Novel?

Either way, it's more interesting than you remember.

By Emily Temple | August 10, 2021

Sabina Murray on the Limits of Journalism and the Wondrous Possibilities of Fiction

Sabina Murray on the Limits of Journalism and the Wondrous Possibilities of Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Human Zoo

By Jane Ciabattari | August 10, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Rafia Zakaria, Alexandra Kleeman, JoAnna Novak, and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 10, 2021

Finding Horror (and Art) in the Gray Areas of Identity

Finding Horror (and Art) in the Gray Areas of Identity

Virginia Feito on the Terrifying Power of Identity Crises in Fiction, from Shirley Jackson to Alfred Hitchcock

By Virginia Feito | August 10, 2021

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi on Articulating Grief to Find the Way Back to Reality

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi on Articulating Grief to Find the Way Back to Reality

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 9, 2021

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The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

By James Tate Hill | August 9, 2021

The Medicine Memoirs That Every Aspiring Doctor Should Read

By Robert Meyer, MD, and Dan Koeppel | August 9, 2021

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

By Arthur Herman | August 9, 2021

A History of the Future: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Shayla Lawson, and Meredith Talusan

A History of the Future: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Shayla Lawson, and Meredith Talusan

Questions (and Answers) From the First Kimpton Hotels Book Club and Lending Program

By Literary Hub | August 8, 2021

After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).

After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).

By Jason Guriel | August 6, 2021

On Loss, Time, and Hope: My Year of Reading Ali Smith’s <em>Seasonal Quartet</em>

On Loss, Time, and Hope: My Year of Reading Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet

Sara Batkie Reflects on the Past Year of COVID-19

By Sara Batkie | August 6, 2021

7 Music Novels to Shape Your Summer Soundtrack

7 Music Novels to Shape Your Summer Soundtrack

Allison Larkin Recommends Emma Brodie, Willa Cather, and More

By Allison Larkin | August 6, 2021

Larissa Pham on Allowing Memory to Shape a Memoir

Larissa Pham on Allowing Memory to Shape a Memoir

"I don’t believe life is narrative."

By Larissa Pham | August 6, 2021

Kelsey McKinney on Megachurches, Girlhood, and Staying Faithful to Her Book

Kelsey McKinney on Megachurches, Girlhood, and Staying Faithful to Her Book

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | August 5, 2021

Rachel Kushner on One of America’s Great Unsung Punk Albums

Rachel Kushner on One of America’s Great Unsung Punk Albums

In Praise of Mother Juno by the Gun Club

By Rachel Kushner | August 5, 2021

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