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When an Iconic Artist is Claimed By Both the Left and the Right

When an Iconic Artist is Claimed By Both the Left and the Right

Tobias Carroll on Springsteen, Orwell, Jarry and the Intersection
of Art and Politics

By Tobias Carroll | July 17, 2020

Viewing Literature as a Lab for Community Ethics

Viewing Literature as a Lab for Community Ethics

Maren Tova Linett on the Way We Value Human and Nonhuman Lives

By Maren Tova Linett | July 17, 2020

On the Igbo Art of Storytelling

On the Igbo Art of Storytelling

Ikechukwu Ogbu Heeds an Ancestral Calling

By Ikechukwu Ogbu | July 17, 2020

On the Diaries of Helen Garner and the Quagmire of the Fictionalized Self

On the Diaries of Helen Garner and the Quagmire of the Fictionalized Self

Madeleine Watts Navigates the Borderlands of Autofiction

By Madeleine Watts | July 16, 2020

On <em>Shapes of Native Nonfiction</em> and the Story Form of <br>Native Basketry

On Shapes of Native Nonfiction and the Story Form of
Native Basketry

Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton, with Meranda Owens, at the Field Museum of Natural History

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2020

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

By Corinne Segal | July 15, 2020

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On Falling in Love with Your Characters

By Sarah Gerard | July 14, 2020

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

By Joshua Bennett | July 13, 2020

Reading Every Unread Book on My Bookshelf During the Pandemic

By Angelica Baker | July 13, 2020

Franz Wright on the Love and Failures of Language

Franz Wright on the Love and Failures of Language

In Conversation with Sarah Messer

By One Pause Poetry | July 13, 2020

On Being a Young Reader Attracted to the Darkest<br> Possible Stories

On Being a Young Reader Attracted to the Darkest
Possible Stories

Estelle Laure's Search For Challenges to Her Comfort

By Estelle Laure | July 13, 2020

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

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

Featuring Gabriella Burnham, David Goodwillie, Yiyun Li, and More

By Teddy Wayne | July 10, 2020

Lessons From the Desert: Rediscovering the Endlessness of Time

Lessons From the Desert: Rediscovering the Endlessness of Time

Dolores Dorantes in Conversation with Ben Ehrenreich

By Ben Ehrenreich | July 9, 2020

Philosophies of Distance and Proximity: Who Are We When We're Alone?

Philosophies of Distance and Proximity: Who Are We When We're Alone?

Corina Stan on Orwell, Murdoch, Canetti and Experiments in Isolation

By Corina Stan | July 9, 2020

Veronica Esposito on the Book That Changed Her Life

Veronica Esposito on the Book That Changed Her Life

On Trauma and Recovery, Therapy, and Writing as a Tool for Healing

By Veronica Esposito | July 9, 2020

'Have You Considered Socialism?' Or, The Politics of Fictional Characters

'Have You Considered Socialism?' Or, The Politics of Fictional Characters

Andrew Martin on Short Stories in the Age of Shorter News Cycles

By Andrew Martin | July 8, 2020

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