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Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books<br> I Needed to Write My Novel

Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books
I Needed to Write My Novel

On Herman Melville, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, James Baldwin, lê thị diễm thúy, and More

By Ocean Vuong | October 1, 2019

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

"One day, maybe, a body will be like a costume, put it on, take it off."

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2019

Felicia Day on Weirdness, Writer's Block and Women With Swords

Felicia Day on Weirdness, Writer's Block and Women With Swords

5 Questions for the Best-Selling Writer of Embrace Your Weird

By Felicia Day | October 1, 2019

On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

Alberto Manguel Considers the Bore Who Inspires Passion

By Alberto Manguel | October 1, 2019

Why Newspaper

Why Newspaper "Scoops" Don't Work in Narrative Nonfiction

Steve Luxenberg on Journalism Versus Storytelling

By Steve Luxenberg | October 1, 2019

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Jeannie Vanasco on Writing the Character of Her Abuser

By Jeannie Vanasco | October 1, 2019

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Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

By Cornel West | October 1, 2019

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Writing of Jon Fosse

By Karl Ove Knausgaard | September 30, 2019

Lauren Groff on the Forgotten Genius of Nancy Hale

By Lauren Groff | September 30, 2019

When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

The Topeka School as Gateway Book

By Emily Temple | September 30, 2019

On Patrick White, Australia’s Great Unread Novelist

On Patrick White, Australia’s Great Unread Novelist

Madeleine Watts Wonders If Any of Us Can Go Home Again

By Madeleine Watts | September 30, 2019

In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

Maya Phillips on Wandering Through a Fallen Kingdom

By Maya Phillips | September 30, 2019

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

“Wait, dog point of view wasn’t allowed?”

By Anthony Doerr | September 30, 2019

The Writer You've Never Heard of That Made My Book Possible

The Writer You've Never Heard of That Made My Book Possible

Mark Haber on the Life and Writing of Mila Menendez Krause

By Mark Haber | September 27, 2019

The Three Words That Almost Ruined Me As a Writer: 'Show, Don't Tell'

The Three Words That Almost Ruined Me As a Writer: 'Show, Don't Tell'

Sonya Huber: "Tell. Tell me everything."

By Sonya Huber | September 27, 2019

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

Lit Hub Staff Picks: Our Favorite Stories This Month

The Best Writing at the Site in September

By Literary Hub | September 27, 2019

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