Enduring Epics: Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller on Breathing New Life Into Ancient Classics

Enduring Epics: Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller on Breathing New Life Into Ancient Classics

The Author of Circe Talks to the Translator of The Iliad

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Hermione Lee on Mavis Gallant,

Hermione Lee on Mavis Gallant, "Unerring Stylist"

"A writer for whom nothing is alien and everything is possible"

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How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

The Author of The Invisible World on Her Life as a Logger

By Nora Fussner | September 26, 2023

Jayne Anne Phillips on Uncovering the Hidden Aftermath of the Civil War

Jayne Anne Phillips on Uncovering the Hidden Aftermath of the Civil War

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Night Watch

By Jane Ciabattari | September 26, 2023

Elisa Gabbert and Michael Joseph Walsh on Rilke's <em>The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge</em>

Elisa Gabbert and Michael Joseph Walsh on Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

In Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | September 26, 2023

Peter Slen on Thomas Paine's <em>Common Sense</em>

Peter Slen on Thomas Paine's Common Sense

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 26, 2023

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How Bayard Rustin Inspired Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nonviolent Activism

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“One of the Single Most Expensive Substances on the Planet”: The Insulin Crisis of the 21st Century

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Listen to a Future Fable from Caleb Azumah Nelson: “Forever We Shall”

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Ken Follett Wants His Books to Feel as Exciting as James Bond

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The Author of The Armor of Light Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

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Maternal Vertigo: Molly Lynch on Chaos, Childcare, and Civilizational Collapse

Maternal Vertigo: Molly Lynch on Chaos, Childcare, and Civilizational Collapse

"At the very moment that you take on the greatest act of caring, you discover how powerless you are."

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