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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

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

Sarah Gerard on Writing, Love, and Forgiveness

By Sarah Gerard | July 14, 2020

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

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

Of Subjugation and Ownership

By Joshua Bennett | July 13, 2020

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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

By One Pause Poetry | July 13, 2020

On Being a Young Reader Attracted to the Darkest
Possible Stories

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

I Wrote My Memoir for the Same Reasons I Went to the Shooting Range

I Wrote My Memoir for the Same Reasons I Went to the Shooting Range

Lacy Crawford on How People Can Let Themselves Be Silenced

By Lacy Crawford | July 8, 2020

On Saul Bellow's Celebration of the Messy and Manic

On Saul Bellow's Celebration of the Messy and Manic

Brian Castleberry Rereads the Man Who Taught Him to Write

By Brian Castleberry | July 7, 2020

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