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    Against Nihilism: Why Belief in Anything is Better Than Nothing

    By Keen On  December 20, 2022
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    AudioFile Favorites: An Immense World

    By Behind the Mic   December 20, 2022
    On Translation

    Why Turgenev Remains One of the Most Important Russian Writers (And Why You Should Read the Constance Garnett Translation)

    By Josh Billings  December 19, 2022
    What to Watch

    It’s a Wonderful, Weird Life: Writers Recommend Their Favorite Holiday Movies

    By Jess deCourcy Hinds  December 19, 2022
    Best of 2022

    88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

    By Literary Hub  December 19, 2022
    Fashion

    Meet the Nonconformist Designer Who Revolutionized 1960s Fashion

    By Federico Chiara  December 19, 2022
    Queer Characters

    Reclaiming The L Word’s Jenny Schecter as a Writerly Anti-Hero

    By Amy Zimmerman  December 19, 2022
    In Conversation

    Peter Orner and Emma Cline Discuss Endings, Memory, and Writing Against Classification

    By Emma Cline  December 19, 2022
    Rare Books

    What Happened to the Rare Books Brought Aboard the Titanic?

    By Emma Smith  December 19, 2022
    First Draft

    Namwali Serpell on the “Uncanny Rhythm” of Poetry and Grief

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   December 19, 2022
    Artists

    What a Young, Aspiring John Singer Sargent Learned From the Beauty of Florence

    By Paul Fisher  December 19, 2022
    Emergence Magazine

    After the End a Short Story by Ben Okri

    By Emergence Magazine  December 19, 2022
    Behind the Mic

    AudioFile Favorites: Life on the Mississippi

    By Behind the Mic   December 19, 2022
    Write-minded

    Dave Chesson on Having Fun with Book Marketing

    By Memoir Nation   December 19, 2022
    Best of 2022

    The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2022

    By Book Marks  December 16, 2022
    Philosophy

    “I Didn’t Ask to Be Here.” Or: How Do We Find Value in This Life?

    By Nick Riggle  December 16, 2022
    Reading Lists

    Rabih Alameddine Recommends the Best (Short) Books He Read in 2022

    By Rabih Alameddine  December 16, 2022
    Best of 2022

    The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2022

    By Book Marks  December 16, 2022
    The Writing Life

    What Makes Writing Valuable?

    By William Pierce  December 16, 2022
    Poetry

    Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

    By Pier Paolo Pasolini and Cristina Viti  December 16, 2022
    What to Watch

    What’s So Bad About Melodrama? In Defense of Forgotten Classic Random Harvest

    By Meg Walters  December 16, 2022
    The Craft of Writing

    Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

    By Jess Walter  December 16, 2022
    Writing Advice

    Silencing the Technology Beast: Priyanka Kumar on Sinking Into Time While Writing

    By Priyanka Kumar  December 16, 2022
    Behind the Mic

    Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home by Marie Kondo, Read by Traci Kato-Kiriyama

    By Behind the Mic   December 16, 2022
    Best of 2022

    The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2022

    By Emily Temple  December 15, 2022
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