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Five Classic Books Every Basketball Lover Should Read

Five Classic Books Every Basketball Lover Should Read

Yaron Weitzman Recommends David Halberstam, Jeff Pearlman, Jack McCallum, and More

By Yaron Weitzman | October 21, 2025

The Psychology of <em>Portnoy</em>: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking Novel

The Psychology of Portnoy: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking Novel

Steven J. Zipperstein Explores the Biographical Underpinnings of an Iconic Work of Jewish American Fiction

By Steven J. Zipperstein | October 20, 2025

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

Coco McCracken on Her Mother’s Past as an Inventor—And What It Taught Her About Being a Writer

By Coco McCracken | October 20, 2025

How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues Poem

How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues Poem

Kristin Grogan on the Poetry of Langston Hughes and Sterling Brown

By Kristin Grogan | October 20, 2025

Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?

Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?

Robyn Ryle on the Consistent Delight of a Familiar Face

By Robyn Ryle | October 20, 2025

Peter Orner on Chicago

Peter Orner on Chicago

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 20, 2025

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Mallary Tenore Tarpley on Writing Your Memoir When You’re Still Living the Story

By Memoir Nation | October 20, 2025

Why Philip Pullman’s Books Are More Important Than Ever in Speaking Truth to Power

By Aisling Walsh | October 17, 2025

On the Art (and Artifice) of the Miniature

By Amber Sparks | October 17, 2025

Sue Monk Kidd on Finding a Flow State in Writing

Sue Monk Kidd on Finding a Flow State in Writing

“Writing, it turns out, is a difficult joy.”

By Sue Monk Kidd | October 17, 2025

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the <em>Best American</em> Curtain on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the Best American Curtain on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Caroline Bicks, Jaime Green, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 17, 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 Megha Majumdar, Susan Orlean, Brandon Taylor, and More

By Book Marks | October 17, 2025

Looking Back on Our Cringe-Worthy Selves: A Reading List for Teenage Weirdos

Looking Back on Our Cringe-Worthy Selves: A Reading List for Teenage Weirdos

Cloud Delfina Cardona Recommends Michele Serros, jo reyes-boitel, Jacinto Jesús Cardona and More

By Cloud Delfina Cardona | October 17, 2025

Where to start with the writing of Jamaica Kincaid.

Where to start with the writing of Jamaica Kincaid.

By Brittany Allen | October 16, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2025

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

The Author of “The Four Spent the Day Together” on Researching the Nagamo Trail Murder

By Chris Kraus | October 16, 2025

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