• Craft and Criticism

    The History of Literature

    Erin Sharkey on the Black Experience of Nature

    By History of Literature  October 23, 2023
    Write-minded

    Maggie Smith on Playing with Narration in Memoir

    By Memoir Nation   October 23, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Eli Grober on The Art of Satire

    By Eli Grober  October 20, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  October 20, 2023
    In Conversation

    Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on a Lifetime of Art and Activism

    By Aysegul Sert  October 19, 2023
    In Conversation

    Masha Gessen and Nathan Thrall on The Whole Story of Israel and Palestine

    By Literary Hub  October 19, 2023
    Sex

    Writing Sex in Arabic Literature: Ahmed Naji Narrates His Own Obscenity Trial

    By Ahmed Naji  October 19, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    John Freeman and Omar El Akkad on a Literary Magazine’s Final Issue

    By Fiction Non Fiction  October 19, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Justin Torres on the Tricky Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

    By The Maris Review  October 19, 2023
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  October 19, 2023
    Endings

    On the Ending of a Literary Journal

    By Freeman's   October 18, 2023
    Women in Science

    How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of the 19th Century Helped Write a Contemporary Novel

    By Ritu Mukerji  October 18, 2023
    Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

    Fear, Friendship, and Finding Your Place: Kristen Simmons and Johnny Compton

    By Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre   October 18, 2023
    Politics

    John Lee Clark on Why Capitalization Matters to the DeafBlind Community

    By John Lee Clark  October 17, 2023
    Historical Fiction

    The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

    By Allison Epstein  October 17, 2023
    Museums

    Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

    By Christine Coulson  October 17, 2023
    In Translation

    Ye Chun on Bilingualism and Wuwei Writing

    By Ye Chun  October 17, 2023
    Talk Easy

    George Saunders on Alteration

    By Talk Easy  October 17, 2023
    Lit Century

    Sally Foreman on Zabel Yesayan

    By Lit Century   October 17, 2023
    Feature

    Nothing is Lost in Translation: On Basque, Spanish, English and the Language of Dreams

    By Kirmen Uribe  October 16, 2023
    Inspiration

    Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

    By J. Ryan Stradal  October 16, 2023
    Childhood

    Stories About Myself: The Narratives and Realities of my Childhood in an Urban Commune

    By Pamela Newton  October 16, 2023
    Cult Memoir

    On Safiya Sinclair, Noreen Masud and Exposing the Sins of Our Fathers

    By Lily Dunn  October 16, 2023
    Historical Fiction

    Raising the Dead from Paper: Katharine Quarmby on Fiction’s Friendly Ghosts

    By Katharine Quarmby  October 16, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Celia Brayfield on How Anna Sewell Changed Animal Rights

    By History of Literature  October 16, 2023
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