In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book, <br><em>Being Mortal</em>

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book,
Being Mortal

This Week on the Literary Disco Podcast

By Literary Disco | May 11, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Kate Durbin on Finding Beauty in the Possessions That Possess Us

Kate Durbin on Finding Beauty in the Possessions That Possess Us

Chelsea Hodson Talks with the Author of Hoarders

By Chelsea Hodson | May 10, 2021

What Do We Mean When We Say a Novel is Without Plot?

What Do We Mean When We Say a Novel is Without Plot?

Rónán Hession on Writing a Reflective, Digressive, and Quiet Novel

By Rónán Hession | May 10, 2021

Why Elizabeth McCracken Loves Ventriloquism and Other Weird Show Business

Why Elizabeth McCracken Loves Ventriloquism and Other Weird Show Business

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on First Draft

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 10, 2021

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Interview with a Journal: The Point

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 10, 2021

A Writer From the Future: Who Was Sci Fi Iconoclast Izumi Suzuki?

By Andrew Ridker | May 7, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib on Censoring the Desires of Whiteness in Storytelling

By The Literary Life | May 7, 2021

Remembering Eric Jerome Dickey’s Grace, Talent, and Warmth

Remembering Eric Jerome Dickey’s Grace, Talent, and Warmth

Sara Camilli on a Great Literary Visionary

By Sara Camilli | May 7, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>ZYZZYVA</em>

Interview with a Journal: ZYZZYVA

Everything You Need to Know About the San Francisco-Based Literary Journal

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 7, 2021

On the Power of Fiction: 8 Novels About Little-Known Historical Events

On the Power of Fiction: 8 Novels About Little-Known Historical Events

Chanel Cleeton Recommends Zeyn Joukhadar, Vanessa Riley, and More

By Chanel Cleeton | May 7, 2021

Elissa Washuta on the Questions that Animate an Essay

Elissa Washuta on the Questions that Animate an Essay

"I want to control everything, but the essay won’t let me."

By Elissa Washuta | May 7, 2021

Writer’s Block? Maggie Shipstead Befriends It Instead of Fighting It

Writer’s Block? Maggie Shipstead Befriends It Instead of Fighting It

The Author of Great Circle Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | May 7, 2021

Deborah Lindsay Williams on Asking Better Questions About the Status Quo

Deborah Lindsay Williams on Asking Better Questions About the Status Quo

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | May 7, 2021

Greta Kelly on Beauty as Weaponry in <em>The Frozen Crown</em>

Greta Kelly on Beauty as Weaponry in The Frozen Crown

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | May 7, 2021

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