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On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

“Oh, no, it’s a... book.”

By Lewis Buzbee | December 11, 2023

Michael Cunningham on Treating Stories Like Living Things

Michael Cunningham on Treating Stories Like Living Things

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 11, 2023

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Alexa Bigwarfe on Finding and Building the Community That’s Right for You

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Hannah Gold on Letting Go of Philip Roth

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By Keen On | December 11, 2023

Guy Lockard and AudioFile's 2023 Best Children & Family Listening Audiobooks

Guy Lockard and AudioFile's 2023 Best Children & Family Listening Audiobooks

In Conversation with Michele Cobb on Behind the Mic

By Behind the Mic | December 11, 2023

Rumaan Alam on the Surreality of Seeing <em>Leave the World Behind</em> Come to Life on Screen

Rumaan Alam on the Surreality of Seeing Leave the World Behind Come to Life on Screen

“I had a debilitating crush on Ethan Hawke as a teenager and now he’s playing a character I created. Deranged!”

By Rumaan Alam | December 8, 2023

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Why Novelists Should Embrace Artificial Intelligence

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When the Culture Wars Came for Monty Python’s Life of Brian

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Royally Sweet: How Hot Beverages Became All the Rage in 18th Century Britain

Gareth Russell on Grace Tosier, The Woman Who Brought Chocolate to King George I's Court

By Gareth Russell | December 8, 2023

Richard Hugo on Starting a Poem

Richard Hugo on Starting a Poem

“The words should not serve the subject. The subject should serve the words.”

By Richard Hugo | December 8, 2023

Finding Hope, Meaning, and Purpose in a Jenny Zhang Story

Finding Hope, Meaning, and Purpose in a Jenny Zhang Story

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Thérèse Plummer and AudioFile's 2023 Best Romance Audiobooks

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Ben Lerner on the Dangers of Digital Technology

Ben Lerner on the Dangers of Digital Technology

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Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories from 2023

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories from 2023

The Best Writing at the Site This Year, According to the Editors

By Literary Hub | December 7, 2023

Censoring Imagination: Why Prisons Ban Fantasy and Science Fiction

Censoring Imagination: Why Prisons Ban Fantasy and Science Fiction

Moira Marquis on the Importance of Magical Thinking For the Incarcerated

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