Inside the Rooms Where 20 Famous Books Were Written

Inside the Rooms Where 20 Famous Books Were Written

From The House of Mirth to Go Tell It on the Mountain

By Emily Temple | October 9, 2018

When You Discover You're a Character in Someone Else's Novel

When You Discover You're a Character in Someone Else's Novel

John Wray on the Anxiety of Reading About "John Wray"

By John Wray | October 9, 2018

Going Hungry at the Most Prestigious MFA in America

Going Hungry at the Most Prestigious MFA in America

Katie Prout on Class, Work, and Making Ends Meet in Iowa

By Katie Prout | October 9, 2018

5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Nicole Chung, Casey Gerald, and More Take the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Teddy Wayne | October 9, 2018

The Beats' Holy Grail: The Letter That Inspired <em>On the Road</em>

The Beats' Holy Grail: The Letter That Inspired On the Road

On Neal Cassady's Rediscovered "Joan Anderson Letter"

By David L. Ulin | October 5, 2018

I Fall in Love with Bookshelves Too Easily

I Fall in Love with Bookshelves Too Easily

Erin Mayer Has a Thing for Vacation Reading...

By Erin Mayer | October 5, 2018

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When a Stranger Showed Up in Our Home

By Michael Donkor | October 5, 2018

The Queerness of Ernest Hemingway

By Mikaella Clements | October 4, 2018

The Avid Reader: Helen Simpson on Anton Chekhov's "Oysters"

By Helen Simpson | October 4, 2018

The Dry-Eyed Mourning of Gary Indiana

The Dry-Eyed Mourning of Gary Indiana

Sarah Nicole Prickett on Indiana's Novel Gone Tomorrow

By Sarah Nicole Prickett | October 4, 2018

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Lincoln, Nebraska

5 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Lincoln, Nebraska

There's Much More to It Than Steak and Football

By Anne-Marie Kinney | October 4, 2018

Roxane Gay: What Does a Political Story Look like in 2018?

Roxane Gay: What Does a Political Story Look like in 2018?

On Selecting This Year's 20 Best American Short Stories

By Roxane Gay | October 3, 2018

Leif Enger: Why I Carry a Kite With Me Everywhere

Leif Enger: Why I Carry a Kite With Me Everywhere

When You Need a Bit of Lift in Bad Times

By leifenger | October 3, 2018

Did the Creator of <em>The Twilight Zone</em> Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?

Did the Creator of The Twilight Zone Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?

Either Way, Rod Serling Definitely Pissed Him Off

By Emily Temple | October 2, 2018

Alice Walker on Writing, Dancing, and Bursting Into Song

Alice Walker on Writing, Dancing, and Bursting Into Song

"A modest two-step, not to attract attention, but still."

By Alice Walker | October 2, 2018

How Lee Krasner Made Jackson Pollock a Star

How Lee Krasner Made Jackson Pollock a Star

Along with the Emerging Art Critic Clement Greenberg

By Mary Gabriel | October 2, 2018

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