"Napping after Cancer," a Poem by Dan O'Brien

From His Collection Survivor's Notebook

By Dan O'Brien | October 6, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from Ellen van Neerven:

Listen to a Future Fable from Ellen van Neerven: "The Eagle's Daughters"

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | October 6, 2023

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Benjamín Labatut, Safiya Sinclair, Lydia Davis, Melissa Broder, and More

By Book Marks | October 6, 2023

A Crisis of Faith: Pauls Toutonghi on Finding Purpose in Creativity

A Crisis of Faith: Pauls Toutonghi on Finding Purpose in Creativity

"I had created something—something that I’d honestly thought of as maybe a little brilliant but also maybe a little crazy."

By Pauls Toutonghi | October 5, 2023

Whose Mary Is It Anyway? Anne Eekhout on Fictionalizing Mary Shelley

Whose Mary Is It Anyway? Anne Eekhout on Fictionalizing Mary Shelley

"If I do my job well, it will ring true."

By Anne Eekhout | October 5, 2023

The Catharsis of Writing About Sex in Memoir

The Catharsis of Writing About Sex in Memoir

Minda Honey Reflects on Writing The Heartbreak Years

By Minda Honey | October 5, 2023

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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
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  • The Six Loves of James I

The (Not So) Lost Buddhisms of India

By Douglas Ober | October 5, 2023

"Tender Publics," a Poem by Lindsay Turner

By Lindsay Turner | October 5, 2023

Alex Reisner on Covering Books3 and Fighting Piracy

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 5, 2023

C Pam Zhang on Food, Wealth, and Pressure

C Pam Zhang on Food, Wealth, and Pressure

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 5, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from George Walker: “The Seasonal Scurry

Listen to a Future Fable from George Walker: “The Seasonal Scurry"

From Our Future Fables Podcast Series, in Partnership with Aesop

By Future Fables | October 5, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"A hilarious revolt against the aggressive godlessness, dehumanization and fear plaguing our time."

By Book Marks | October 5, 2023

Meet the 13 Writers on the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Meet the 13 Writers on the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize Longlist

Interviews with Some of Today’s Finest Writers of Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | October 5, 2023

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Characters of Color

WATCH: Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Characters of Color

“Most of the fantasies I read as a child, all the good guys were white.”

By Arwen Curry | October 4, 2023

Jonathan Lethem Hopes You Ask Him About Dedication Page

Jonathan Lethem Hopes You Ask Him About Dedication Page

The Author of Brooklyn Crime Novel Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2023

50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with <em>Battle for the Planet of the Apes</em>

50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Matthew Hays on the Literary Adaptation (Yes, Really) That Doubled as a Hate Letter to America

By Matthew Hays | October 4, 2023

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