Capitalism Has Distorted Desire in the #MeToo Era

Capitalism Has Distorted Desire in the #MeToo Era

A Brief History of Literary Seduction

By Clement Knox | February 4, 2020

Was 'The Burning' the Hardest Story for Eudora Welty<br> To Write?

Was 'The Burning' the Hardest Story for Eudora Welty
To Write?

Disavowing the Rituals of the American Civil War

By Susan V. Donaldson | February 4, 2020

What Happens When You Treat Writing Like Acting?

What Happens When You Treat Writing Like Acting?

Dan Bevacqua on Taking a Hint from Hollywood

By Dan Bevacqua | February 4, 2020

On <em>My Dark Vanessa</em> and the Way Stories of Trauma Get Told

On My Dark Vanessa and the Way Stories of Trauma Get Told

Red Newsom Considers the Line Between Experience and Fiction

By Red Newsom | February 3, 2020

Ten MFA Archetypes To Avoid (Becoming)

Ten MFA Archetypes To Avoid (Becoming)

Caroline Zancan Recommends You Not Be These People

By Caroline Zancan | February 3, 2020

What the Great Russian Writers Didn't Get About the Criminal Mind

What the Great Russian Writers Didn't Get About the Criminal Mind

Varlam Shamalov Served 15 Years in a Soviet Labor Camp

By Varlam Shalamov | February 3, 2020

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Scarlett Thomas on the Tricky Work of Writing the Unsayable

By Lori Feathers | February 3, 2020

Mourning Jade Sharma, Her Irreverence, Her Audacity

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How to Write Autofiction About Your Family Without Losing Your Mind

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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 January

By Literary Hub | January 31, 2020

How Robert Bly Helped Create a Thriving Ecosystem of Minnesota Writers

How Robert Bly Helped Create a Thriving Ecosystem of Minnesota Writers

Mark Gustafson on the Poet's Devotion to a Community

By Mark Gustafson | January 31, 2020

It Was Never About Economic Anxiety: On the Book That Foresaw the Rise of Trump

It Was Never About Economic Anxiety: On the Book That Foresaw the Rise of Trump

Samuel Freedman Rereads 1975's Blue-Collar Aristocrats

By Samuel Freedman | January 30, 2020

The Chaotic Side of Learning: Keeping High School Seniors From Falling Asleep

The Chaotic Side of Learning: Keeping High School Seniors From Falling Asleep

Atlanta English Teacher Susan Barber on “Creating
a family in the classroom.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 30, 2020

What is the point of this terrible book review?

What is the point of this terrible book review?

By Dan Sheehan | January 29, 2020

Dear Oprah Winfrey: 142 Writers Ask You to Reconsider <em>American Dirt</em>

Dear Oprah Winfrey: 142 Writers Ask You to Reconsider American Dirt

By 141 Writers | January 29, 2020

When Did Self-Help Books Become Literary?

When Did Self-Help Books Become Literary?

Beth Blum on a Debate Over Bookish Advice That Goes
As Far Back as the Renaissance

By Beth Blum | January 29, 2020

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