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No More Dead Mothers: Reading, Writing, and Grieving

No More Dead Mothers: Reading, Writing, and Grieving

After Three Novels, Hannah Gersen Gets Through the Loss of Her Mother

By Hannah Gersen | May 6, 2016

On Discovering Real Mothers on the Page

On Discovering Real Mothers on the Page

Pamela Erens, Rivka Glachen, Julia Fierro, and writing about motherhood

By Jordan Rosenfeld | May 6, 2016

Why Does Literature Hate Babies?

Why Does Literature Hate Babies?

On the Sometimes Reciprocal Hostility Between Writing and Children

By Rivka Galchen | May 6, 2016

Tyehimba Jess on Excavating Popular Music Through Poetry

Tyehimba Jess on Excavating Popular Music Through Poetry

Exploring the Sustenance of Song and Historical Clapbacks

By Adam Fitzgerald | May 5, 2016

Love is Boring and Hard to Write About, And Yet...

Love is Boring and Hard to Write About, And Yet...

Lydia Millet on Why Hate Is Juicy and Love Is Dry

By Lydia Millet | May 5, 2016

The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

And Why Russian Women Know Better Than to Expect a Happily-Ever-After

By Guillermo Erades | May 5, 2016

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How Judy Blume Changed My Life

By Lily King | May 4, 2016

On the Quest to Write in a Third Language

By Amara Lakhous | May 4, 2016

Writers, The Loneliest Artists of All

By Michele Filgate | May 4, 2016

The Perpetual Solitude of the Writer

The Perpetual Solitude of the Writer

Adam Haslett on Exploring Intimacy Through Fictional Characters

By Adam Haslett | May 3, 2016

On Don DeLillo's Deep Italian-American Roots

On Don DeLillo's Deep Italian-American Roots

On the Rich Artful Paranoia of the Son of a Jesuit

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 3, 2016

Novel? Screenplay? Comic? How to Choose the Right Medium For Your Story

Novel? Screenplay? Comic? How to Choose the Right Medium For Your Story

Ken Pisani on Writing Across Disciplines

By Ken Pisani | May 3, 2016

The Dove's Necklace

The Dove's Necklace

Raja Alem, trans. by Katharine Halls and Adam Talib

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 2, 2016

On Bad B&Bs, Writing As a Single-Parent, and the Presidential Elections

On Bad B&Bs, Writing As a Single-Parent, and the Presidential Elections

Talking with Lydia Millet, in Advance of Her New Novel

By Bethanne Patrick | May 2, 2016

How Billy Joel Taught Me To Write

How Billy Joel Taught Me To Write

Benjamin Wood Offers a Thoughtful and Irony-Free Appreciation of the Piano Man

By Benjamin Wood | May 2, 2016

Why Are There So Many Novels About Famous Writers?

Why Are There So Many Novels About Famous Writers?

Heller McAlpin Analyzes a Recent Surge in Biographical Fiction

By Heller McAlpin | April 29, 2016

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