The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

James Tate Hill on the Hard Realities of Balancing the Personal and the Creative

By James Tate Hill | August 9, 2021

The Medicine Memoirs That Every Aspiring Doctor Should Read

The Medicine Memoirs That Every Aspiring Doctor Should Read

Robert Meyer, MD, and Dan Koeppel on the Beauty and Brutality of the Human Experience

By Robert Meyer, MD, and Dan Koeppel | August 9, 2021

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

On the Rise of the Icelandic Saga as Written Literature

Arthur Herman Gets at the Heart of the Sagas’ Perennial Appeal

By Arthur Herman | August 9, 2021

A History of the Future: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Shayla Lawson, and Meredith Talusan

A History of the Future: Billy-Ray Belcourt, Shayla Lawson, and Meredith Talusan

Questions (and Answers) From the First Kimpton Hotels Book Club and Lending Program

By Literary Hub | August 8, 2021

After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).

After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).

By Jason Guriel | August 6, 2021

On Loss, Time, and Hope: My Year of Reading Ali Smith’s <em>Seasonal Quartet</em>

On Loss, Time, and Hope: My Year of Reading Ali Smith’s Seasonal Quartet

Sara Batkie Reflects on the Past Year of COVID-19

By Sara Batkie | August 6, 2021

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Rachel Kushner on One of America’s Great Unsung Punk Albums

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Getting to Know an Author Through Their Home

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Amy Belding Brown on Visiting the Houses of Emily Dickinson, Louisa May Alcott, and More

By Amy Belding Brown | August 5, 2021

Mona Awad: Time, Faith, and Momentum Are the Keys to Sparking—and Sustaining—Creativity

Mona Awad: Time, Faith, and Momentum Are the Keys to Sparking—and Sustaining—Creativity

The Author of All's Well Answers the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2021

Inside the Mind—and Heart—of the Other Woman: On Thought-Provoking Infidelity Narratives

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The Author of Her Turn Considers Books About Marital Affairs

By Katherine Ashenburg | August 5, 2021

WATCH: Katie Kitamura in Conversation with Raven Leilani

WATCH: Katie Kitamura in Conversation with Raven Leilani

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By The Virtual Book Channel | August 5, 2021

The Parallel Lives of Translators: On Mario Levrero’s <em>The Luminous Novel</em>

The Parallel Lives of Translators: On Mario Levrero’s The Luminous Novel

Annie McDermott Marvels at the Genius of One of Latin America's Most Esteemed Writer

By Annie McDermott | August 5, 2021

A close reading of a great American poem: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.”

A close reading of a great American poem: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays.”

By Jonny Diamond | August 4, 2021

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