Tom Bissell Talks Hollywood, Adaptation, and Feeling Like an “Actual Writer”

Tom Bissell Talks Hollywood, Adaptation, and Feeling Like an “Actual Writer”

The Author of Creative Types Speaks With Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | December 14, 2021

Duncan Birmingham on the Creative Gratification of Short Stories

Duncan Birmingham on the Creative Gratification of Short Stories

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 14, 2021

"Never think you're too weird." Read Anne Rice's best writing advice.

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2021

What Happens When I Don’t Understand My Own Novel?

What Happens When I Don’t Understand My Own Novel?

Bonnie Friedman on Taking Clues From Your Own Manuscript

By Bonnie Friedman | December 13, 2021

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

The Lit Hub Staff Picks the Best Books of the Year

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The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

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On New Yorker Cartoonist Ed Koren’s Sketches for the End Times

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Aysegül Savas on the Business of Writing Beyond the Language of Business

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2021

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim on the Symbolism of Trees and the Power of Black and White Illustration

By Alexander Chee | December 13, 2021

From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

Mike Mattison and Ernest Suarez on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 13, 2021

On Telling the Story of Injustice Through Memoir

On Telling the Story of Injustice Through Memoir

Michelle Bowdler and Kenny Fries in Conversation

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2021

The New Outliers: How Creative Nonfiction Became a Legitimate, Serious Genre

The New Outliers: How Creative Nonfiction Became a Legitimate, Serious Genre

Lee Gutkind on the Birth and Surprising History of a Different Type of Narrative Form

By Lee Gutkind | December 13, 2021

"You cover that acid in comfort." Read Toni Morrison's 1973 edit letter to Lucille Clifton.

By Snigdha Koirala | December 10, 2021

On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

David Kirby Plumbs the Uncertain Depths of Art and Truth

By David Kirby | December 10, 2021

Could Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Nightmare Alley</em> Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Olivia Rutigliano on the Self-Sabotaging Desire to Show One’s Hand

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

Featuring Joan Didion, Rachel Kushner, Hanif Abdurraqib, Ann Patchett, Jenny Diski, and more

By Book Marks | December 10, 2021

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