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

Writing on Prepaid Time: Shannon Sanders on Balancing Parenthood and Publishing

Writing on Prepaid Time: Shannon Sanders on Balancing Parenthood and Publishing

"What I wanted, ultimately, wasn’t permission to write instead of parenting; it was to enter a fantasy world where there was time enough for both."

By Shannon Sanders | October 4, 2023

On the Difficulty of Narrating the Audiobook for Your Own Memoir

On the Difficulty of Narrating the Audiobook for Your Own Memoir

Freda Love Smith Admits, "It's Kind of Hard to Read"

By Freda Love Smith | October 4, 2023

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On the Multifaceted Women Who Inspired Saint Augustine

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Charles Derber on How Capitalism is Driving Extinction

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No Place Like London: V.E. Schwab, Lina Rather, and Oliver Darkshire

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Khaled Hosseini on the 20th Anniversary of <em>The Kite Runner</em>

Khaled Hosseini on the 20th Anniversary of The Kite Runner

The Author Reflects on an Unlikely Path to Publication

By Khaled Hosseini | October 3, 2023

Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family

Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family

"Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history."

By Michelle Tea | October 3, 2023

More, More, <em>More</em>: Why We Love Author Documentaries

More, More, More: Why We Love Author Documentaries

Jonathan Russell Clark Considers New Docs on Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, and Tom Wolfe

By Jonathan Russell Clark | October 3, 2023

How Alexei Ratmansky Brought A New Kind of Ballet to America

How Alexei Ratmansky Brought A New Kind of Ballet to America

Marina Harss on the Ukrainian Choreographer's Clever Subversion of Artistic Expectations

By Marina Harss | October 3, 2023

What the WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative AI

What the WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative AI

Alexis Gunderson on the Wins of Hollywood’s Hot Labor Summer

By Alexis Gunderson | October 3, 2023

The Italian Monk Who Foresaw Europe's Obsession With Eugenics

The Italian Monk Who Foresaw Europe's Obsession With Eugenics

From Mackenzie Cooley's Cundill Prize-Nominated The Perfection of Nature

By Mackenzie Cooley | October 3, 2023

Daniel Gumbiner on Wildfires, Winemaking, and Writing Fiction

Daniel Gumbiner on Wildfires, Winemaking, and Writing Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Fire in the Canyon

By Jane Ciabattari | October 3, 2023

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