Writers, The Loneliest Artists of All

Writers, The Loneliest Artists of All

Michele Filgate on Solitude, Melissa Broder, and Olivia Laing

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

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How Billy Joel Taught Me To Write

By Benjamin Wood | May 2, 2016

Why Are There So Many Novels About Famous Writers?

By Heller McAlpin | April 29, 2016

Interview with a Gatekeeper: New Directions' Declan Spring

By Kerri Arsenault | April 29, 2016

Infiltrating Literature's Secret Societies

Infiltrating Literature's Secret Societies

Tobias Carroll on Our Fascination with All-Powerful, Unseen Institutions

By Tobias Carroll | April 29, 2016

How Books Can Help Us Survive a War

How Books Can Help Us Survive a War

A Sister Tries to Read Along With a Brother on the Front Lines

By Emily Gray Tedrowe | April 28, 2016

Jim Harrison and Thomas McGuane, a Literary Friendship

Jim Harrison and Thomas McGuane, a Literary Friendship

From the Great North to the Great West to the Great American Novel

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 28, 2016

The Joys (and Perils) of Literary Tourism

The Joys (and Perils) of Literary Tourism

Laura Barnett on Seeing Another Country Through Fiction

By Laura Barnett | April 28, 2016

How Mapping Alice Munro's Stories Helped Me As a Writer

How Mapping Alice Munro's Stories Helped Me As a Writer

Elizabeth Poliner On the Shapes That Fiction Can Take

By Elizabeth Poliner | April 27, 2016

On the Heartbreaking Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books

On the Heartbreaking Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books

Summer Brennan Attempts Marie Kondo's Approach to Tidying Up Her Library

By Summer Brennan | April 26, 2016

How Sylvia Plath's Rare Honors Thesis Helped Me Understand My Divided Self

How Sylvia Plath's Rare Honors Thesis Helped Me Understand My Divided Self

On the Poet's Understanding of Dostoevsky—and Herself

By Nathan Smith | April 26, 2016

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