Non-Canon Compliant: In Praise of Classic Lit Fan Fiction

Non-Canon Compliant: In Praise of Classic Lit Fan Fiction

Allison Epstein Explores the Benefits of Creating Your Own Version of a Canonical Mainstay

By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

Pistachio Kulfi Inspired by Asha Thanki’s <em>A Thousand Times Before</em>

Pistachio Kulfi Inspired by Asha Thanki’s A Thousand Times Before

From Last Year's “Table of Contents” Dinner

By Evan Hanczor | February 25, 2025

Omar El Akkad! Ada Calhoun! Joni Mitchell! 26 new books out today.

Omar El Akkad! Ada Calhoun! Joni Mitchell! 26 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 25, 2025

Want to Write Better Fiction? Break Seven Ribs

Want to Write Better Fiction? Break Seven Ribs

Jane Pek on Exploring the Passage of Time on the Page and in Real Life While Recovering From Injury

By Jane Pek | February 24, 2025

Paul Lisicky on Joni Mitchell, Anti-Memoirs, and How Songwriting Influences His Nonfiction

Paul Lisicky on Joni Mitchell, Anti-Memoirs, and How Songwriting Influences His Nonfiction

The Author of “Song So Wild and Blue” in Conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg

By Emma Copley Eisenberg | February 24, 2025

Just a Little Blip: A Conversation with Sheila Heti

Just a Little Blip: A Conversation with Sheila Heti

Fiona Warnick Talks to the Author of “Alphabetical Diaries” About AI, Writing for Children, and the Negotiation of Public and Private Selves

By Fiona Warnick | February 24, 2025

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Elaine Equi on Blankness, Condensing Verse, and the Joy of Writing Short Poems

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Paul Theroux on His Ideal Reader

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: “What is Energizing to You?”

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: “What is Energizing to You?”

Featuring Josh Cook, Jordan Kisner, Drew Broussard, and Drew’s Nerdiness

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Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel

Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel

“When in doubt, leave the reaction out.”

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Clinging to an Ardent Hope: Eli Zuzovsky on Film, Selfhood, and Being an Israeli Writer Today

Clinging to an Ardent Hope: Eli Zuzovsky on Film, Selfhood, and Being an Israeli Writer Today

Neel Mukherjee in Conversation with the Author of "Mazeltov"

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WG Sebald’s <em>Rings of Saturn</em> Might Be the Perfect Climate Change Novel

WG Sebald’s Rings of Saturn Might Be the Perfect Climate Change Novel

Madeleine Watts’s on the Prescient Genius of a Hard-to-Categorize Novel

By Madeleine Watts | February 20, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Book Covers Look the Same?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Book Covers Look the Same?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | February 20, 2025

What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse

Readings on the Life, Works, and Legacy of Art Spiegelman

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 20, 2025

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