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My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy

My Cherished Friend, My Cursed Rival: On the Perils of Literary Envy

Layne Fargo Explores the Power of Celebrating Others' Literary Success (and Why Their Success Is Also Yours)

By Layne Fargo | January 15, 2025

The Forgers Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Literary Fakes and Frauds

The Forgers Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Literary Fakes and Frauds

Bradford Morrow Investigates a World of Deception, Duplicitousness, and a Great Deal of Skill

By Bradford Morrow | January 14, 2025

Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English: <br>On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English:
On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

Sahar Delijani Navigates the Complexity of Conjuring Her Old Life in a New Language

By Sahar Delijani | January 14, 2025

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

“We’re raising eidolons, real and not-real, tales that move and breathe and stand side by side, speaking Troy into the future.”

By Maria Zoccola | January 14, 2025

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Pico Iyer, Karissa Chen, Betty Shamieh and More

By Teddy Wayne | January 14, 2025

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

For Edward Underhill, “The fullness of life comes from the struggle.”

By Edward Underhill | January 14, 2025

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By Gabrielle Bellot | January 14, 2025

The Politics of Place: A Conversation Between Shze-Hui Tjoa and Farah Ali

By Shze-Hui Tjoa and Farah Ali | January 13, 2025

Danielle Legros Georges on Docupoetics, the Nuances of Haiti, and Letter-Writing as Poetry

By Literary Hub | January 13, 2025

Paolo Bacigalupi on Building Worlds

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 13, 2025

Susan Lieu on Not Letting the Past Stay in the Past

Susan Lieu on Not Letting the Past Stay in the Past

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 13, 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: (Some) Most Anticipated Books of 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: (Some) Most Anticipated Books of 2025

featuring audio recs from the Lit Hub staff

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 10, 2025

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

“I’ve come to realize how much of my doubt is actually fear.”

By Adam Haslett | January 10, 2025

He Got Away With Everything: Reading <em>True Grit</em> After the Reelection of Donald Trump

He Got Away With Everything: Reading True Grit After the Reelection of Donald Trump

Piers Gelly Considers Charles Portis’s Masterpiece in the Long Shadow of 2016

By Piers Gelly | January 10, 2025

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The narrator’s voice is an extraordinary hybrid of a boy’s plaintive innocence and a man’s wry reflection.”

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