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In Praise of the Meander: Rebecca Solnit on Letting Nonfiction Narrative Find Its Own Way

In Praise of the Meander: Rebecca Solnit on Letting Nonfiction Narrative Find Its Own Way

Timejumps, Fragments, Backward Glances, Parallel Subjects... Not Just for Novels

By Rebecca Solnit | November 10, 2021

Gregory Pardlo on Trusting What’s on the Other Side of Sobriety... and Poetry

Gregory Pardlo on Trusting What’s on the Other Side of Sobriety... and Poetry

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | November 10, 2021

On <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em>, the “Ultimate PTSD Novel”

On Slaughterhouse-Five, the “Ultimate PTSD Novel”

Tom Roston Considers the Ongoing Popularity of Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic

By Tom Roston | November 10, 2021

How Philip Roth Taught Me To Write—And Heal

How Philip Roth Taught Me To Write—And Heal

Alexandra Marshall on Finding Friendship in the Wake of Tragedy

By Alexandra Marshall | November 10, 2021

“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s </em>Catch-22</em>

“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s Catch-22

A 1961 New York Times Review of Heller’s Classic WWII satire

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

Eley Williams on Classic Ghost Stories and <em>Goodnight Moon</em> as Avant-Garde Horror

Eley Williams on Classic Ghost Stories and Goodnight Moon as Avant-Garde Horror

Book Recommendations From the Author of The Liar's Dictionary

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Jasmine Warga on the Relationship Between Language and Her Hyphenated Identity

By NewberyTart | November 10, 2021

Strangeness, Uncanniness, Eeriness: This Year at the Festival Neue Literatur

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2021

Myriam J.A. Chancy on the Intimate Power and Purpose of Fiction

By Reading Women | November 10, 2021

A close reading of an infamous poem on grief: Anne Sexton's

A close reading of an infamous poem on grief: Anne Sexton's "The Truth the Dead Know."

By Snigdha Koirala | November 9, 2021

19 new books to get at your local indie this week.

19 new books to get at your local indie this week.

By Katie Yee | November 9, 2021

How Collaborating With Artificial Intelligence Could Help Writers of the Future

How Collaborating With Artificial Intelligence Could Help Writers of the Future

On the Growing Potential of Computational Literature

By Drew Zeiba | November 9, 2021

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

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

Featuring Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., Alison MacLeod, Robin McLean, and More

By Teddy Wayne | November 9, 2021

“Every Page Holds an Answer.” Lily King on Shirley Hazzard’s <em>The Evening of the Holiday</em>

“Every Page Holds an Answer.” Lily King on Shirley Hazzard’s The Evening of the Holiday

In Praise of a Great Literary Love

By Lily King | November 9, 2021

“People Wanted Stories About How Hard It Was to Be a Woman.” Marlowe Granados on Resisting Market Trends

“People Wanted Stories About How Hard It Was to Be a Woman.” Marlowe Granados on Resisting Market Trends

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 9, 2021

How <em>1,001 Nights</em> Opened Paths to Infinite Story Possibility

How 1,001 Nights Opened Paths to Infinite Story Possibility

Introducing a New Five-Part Series from The Cosmic Library

By The Cosmic Library | November 9, 2021

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