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Leigh Bardugo on 50 Years of <em>Interview with the Vampire</em> and the Immortality of Anne Rice’s Lestat

Leigh Bardugo on 50 Years of Interview with the Vampire and the Immortality of Anne Rice’s Lestat

How does an author’s mythology enter the collective consciousness?

By Leigh Bardugo | October 7, 2026

Trans Becoming and the Failure of Language

Trans Becoming and the Failure of Language

“As trans people, each articulation of who we are is also an articulation of who we will no longer be.”

By Sanam Sheriff | October 7, 2026

What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters

What Would Mr. Darcy Earn Today? And Other Jane Austen-Related Money Matters

Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey on the Value of Pounds, Crowns, Shillings and Pence in Today’s World

By Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey | October 6, 2026

Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up

Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up

The Author of Partita Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Barbara Kingsolver | October 6, 2026

Adam Wilson on Plot vs. “Concept” (and Why He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)

Adam Wilson on Plot vs. “Concept” (and Why He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)

The Author of Fail Sons Talks to Sam Axelrod

By Sam Axelrod | October 6, 2026

Lydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss

Lydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Fair Ones

By Jane Ciabattari | October 6, 2026

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Revisiting an Unsung 100-Year-Old Novel From an Intellectual New York Family

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We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

“AI will improve, but it will never develop the capacity for genuine longing, grief.”

By Charlotte Donlon | October 5, 2026

9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room

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Rebranding Samantha: Reflections on the First “Grown Up” American Girl Book

Rebranding Samantha: Reflections on the First “Grown Up” American Girl Book

Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith on Samantha: The Next Chapter

By Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith | October 5, 2026

We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature

We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature

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By Tomas Moniz | October 4, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

Featuring New Books by David Treuer, Wendy S. Walters, Thomas Frank, and More.

By Literary Hub | October 2, 2026

“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

The Author of Wayfarers on Writing, Teaching, and Listening

By Brittany Cavallaro | October 2, 2026

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