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Punk, Poet, Prophet: In Praise of the Late, Great Shane MacGowan

Punk, Poet, Prophet: In Praise of the Late, Great Shane MacGowan

Ed Simon on One of Music’s Great Lyricists  

By Ed Simon | March 17, 2025

Deserted Beaches, Lost Souls: On the Beautiful Emptiness at the Heart of <em>White Lotus</em>

Deserted Beaches, Lost Souls: On the Beautiful Emptiness at the Heart of White Lotus

David Barnes Considers the Literary Tourism of the Lotus-Eaters

By David Barnes | March 17, 2025

A Cross-Generational Lesson in the Joy of Rejection

A Cross-Generational Lesson in the Joy of Rejection

Diana Wagman on Finding Her Grandfather’s Rejection Letters, and Submission as an Act of Hope

By Diana Wagman | March 17, 2025

“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s <em>The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria</em>

“My First Porno, My First Dildo, My First Love.” On José Donoso’s The Mysterious Disappearance of the Marquise of Loria

Gabriela Wiener Considers a Beloved, Life-Changing Book

By Gabriela Wiener | March 17, 2025

Musical Storytelling: Librettist Gene Scheer On Transforming Novels Into Operas

Musical Storytelling: Librettist Gene Scheer On Transforming Novels Into Operas

Viviana Freyer Shares a Look Inside Two Current and Upcoming Literary Adaptations For the Stage

By Viviana Freyer | March 17, 2025

How Visions of Freediving Helped Diane Mehta Finish Her Novel

How Visions of Freediving Helped Diane Mehta Finish Her Novel

The Author of "Happier Far" Reflects on Racism and the Religious Experience of Underwater Immersion

By Diane Mehta | March 17, 2025

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Erika Krouse on Being (and Writing) the Underdog

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 17, 2025

Samina Ali on Writing to Save Your Life

By Memoir Nation | March 17, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love:
Naples 1343 by Amedeo Feniello

By Molly Odintz | March 14, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast:<br> Zando Buys Tin House, Villain Bracketology, and a Little Bit of Wonder

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Featuring Molly Stern, Masie Cochran, James Folta, Oliver Scialdone, Erika Swyler, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | March 14, 2025

If Torrey Peters Wasn’t a Writer, She Would Build Saunas (and Other Literary Morsels)

If Torrey Peters Wasn’t a Writer, She Would Build Saunas (and Other Literary Morsels)

The Author of "Stag Dance" Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | March 14, 2025

First-Person, Secondhand: Nine Books on Migration That Experiment with Point of View

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

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Playing the End: Alice Austen on Writing Character Like an Actor

Playing the End: Alice Austen on Writing Character Like an Actor

“We all have layers; we are all actors playing our parts.”

By Alice Austen | March 14, 2025

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Dan Sheehan on Frankenstein's Monster.

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Dan Sheehan on Frankenstein's Monster.

By Dan Sheehan | March 13, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Pipe Dreams on Pico</em> by Brent L. Smith

A Small Press Book We Love:
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