• Features

    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    I Don’t Want to Read Anymore: Am I the Literary Asshole?

    By Kristen Arnett  December 4, 2024
    Historical Fiction

    Tired of Today’s Tech: Writing Historical Fiction in a Technocratic American Present

    By John Brandon  December 4, 2024
    Surrealism

    The Craft of Surrealism: On Accessing the Unconscious in Our Fiction

    By Anita Felicelli  December 4, 2024
    Experimental Fiction

    Rumors of Mark Leyner’s Disappearance Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

    By Adam Sternbergh  December 4, 2024
    Acting

    Method Writing: What Novelists Can Learn From Actors About Self-Expression

    By Eliza Moss  December 4, 2024
    Best Books of 2024

    Lit Hub’s 38 Favorite Books of 2024

    By Emily Temple  December 3, 2024
    On Reading

    Reading With My Past Self: A Year of Revisiting Books

    By Angela Baggetta  December 3, 2024
    ChatGPT

    On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

    By Jen Benka  December 3, 2024
    Queer Sex

    Why We Need More Queer Sex in Climate Fiction; Or, on Rereading Rachel Carson

    By Gabrielle Korn  December 3, 2024
    In Conversation

    Anita Felicelli on Crafting a Collection of Existential Speculative Short Stories

    By Jane Ciabattari  December 3, 2024
    Awakeners

    Rick Barot & Brian Teare Remind Each Other to Look Again

    By Awakeners   December 3, 2024
    I'm a Writer But

    Nayantara Roy on the “Badge of Honor” That Inspired Her Debut Novel

    By I'm a Writer But   December 3, 2024
    AIDS

    On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

    By Heather McCalden  December 2, 2024
    Italian Literature

    A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

    By Michael Palma  December 2, 2024
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Musical Mechas and the Dystopian Dust Bowl: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  December 2, 2024
    First Draft

    Elizabeth Rosner on Delayed Listening

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   December 2, 2024
    Write-minded

    Jeannine Ouellette on Bringing Attention, Playfulness, and Surprise to Your Writing

    By Write-minded   December 2, 2024
    Beyond the Page

    Sharon Brous on Ancient Wisdom and the Enduring Power of Community

    By Sun Valley Writers' Conference  December 2, 2024
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Fund Drives, Merve Emre, and… Do Awards Even Matter?

    By The Lit Hub Podcast   November 29, 2024
    Criticism

    In Praise of the Literary and Social Subversions of George Gissing’s The Odd Women

    By Literary Hub  November 27, 2024
    Book Covers

    The 10 Best Book Covers of November

    By Emily Temple  November 27, 2024
    The Craft of Writing

    Samina Ali on Writing Through the Fear

    By Samina Ali  November 27, 2024
    In Conversation

    Juhea Kim on Rendering the Beauty of Ballet in Fiction

    By Jane Ciabattari  November 26, 2024
    Women's Rights

    “Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

    By Stephanie Gorton  November 26, 2024
    Poetry

    “Portrait of My Mother Studying for Her Citizenship Exam,” a Poem by Eduardo Martínez-Leyva

    By Eduardo Martínez-Levya  November 26, 2024
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