The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Characters with Perpetual Potential

By Jessi Jezewska Stevens | March 5, 2020

A Conversation with Poet David Ferry on the Occasion of His 96th Birthday

A Conversation with Poet David Ferry on the Occasion of His 96th Birthday

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of Bewilderment About Early Influences, Iambic Pentameter, and How It's All Translation

By Peter Mishler | March 5, 2020

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Theodore Wheeler's Notes on Blue

By Theodore Wheeler | March 5, 2020

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>On the Road</em>

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of On the Road

"Like reading Mapquest directions for several hundred pages."

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

Illustrating the Domestic Bliss of Alice B. Toklas and<br> Gertrude Stein

Illustrating the Domestic Bliss of Alice B. Toklas and
Gertrude Stein

Maira Kalman on Her Illustrated Reissue of
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas

By Maira Kalman | March 4, 2020

When Sharon Dodua Otoo, Relatively New to Writing in German, Won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize

When Sharon Dodua Otoo, Relatively New to Writing in German, Won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize

In Conversation with Idra Novey About German Breakfast Culture,
Mansplaining, and Literary Tension in Translation

By Idra Novey | March 4, 2020

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Hilary Leichter on the Derangements of Late Capitalism

By Kristin Iversen | March 3, 2020

Deb Olin Unferth Didn't Expect to Be Writing From the Point of View of a Chicken

By Deb Olin Unferth | March 3, 2020

Robert Stone: I Would Have Given You the Meaning of Life If I Could

By Robert Stone | March 3, 2020

What Do We Do with <em>The Age of Innocence</em> in 2020?

What Do We Do with The Age of Innocence in 2020?

Sarah Blackwood on the Lasting Insights of Edith Wharton's Classic

By Sarah Blackwood | March 3, 2020

The Magic Sentences of Lauren Groff, Action Without Verbs

The Magic Sentences of Lauren Groff, Action Without Verbs

Christian Kiefer on the Sleight-of-Hand of a Contemporary Master

By Christian Kiefer | March 2, 2020

Lorrie Moore on the Songs She Couldn't Live Without

Lorrie Moore on the Songs She Couldn't Live Without

(Also, How to Ignore Writer's Block)

By Literary Hub | March 2, 2020

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

On the Paradoxes of Toni Morrison's Catholicism

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Faith of an American Icon

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 2, 2020

<em>The Woman in Black</em> has come to haunt New York City.

The Woman in Black has come to haunt New York City.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 28, 2020

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in February

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2020

How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

How Kevin Killian Used Italian Horror Movies to Understand the AIDS Crisis

The Films of Dario Argento as a Metaphor for Illness

By Lonely Christopher | February 28, 2020

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