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

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

“A last line isn’t the last line, it’s just the last one we say out loud.”

By Emma Cline | December 19, 2022

What Happened to the Rare Books Brought Aboard the <em>Titanic</em>?

What Happened to the Rare Books Brought Aboard the Titanic?

Emma Smith on Transatlantic Book Collecting in the Early 20th Century

By Emma Smith | December 19, 2022

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

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

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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

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

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

Paul Fisher on an American Expatriate Artist’s Early Pursuit of Inspiration

By Paul Fisher | December 19, 2022

<em>After the End</em> a Short Story by Ben Okri

After the End a Short Story by Ben Okri

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | December 19, 2022

AudioFile Favorites: <em>Life on the Mississippi</em>

AudioFile Favorites: Life on the Mississippi

An Excellent Gift for History Lovers

By Behind the Mic | December 19, 2022

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Dave Chesson on Having Fun with Book Marketing

By Memoir Nation | December 19, 2022

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2022

By Book Marks | December 16, 2022

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

By Nick Riggle | December 16, 2022

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

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

One of Our Very Favorite Lit Hub Traditions

By Rabih Alameddine | December 16, 2022

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2022

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2022

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By Book Marks | December 16, 2022

What Makes Writing Valuable?

What Makes Writing Valuable?

William Pierce Addresses a Fraught Subject

By William Pierce | December 16, 2022

Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

Two Poems by Pier Paolo Pasolini, translated by Cristina Viti

From the Collection La rabbia/Anger

By Pier Paolo Pasolini and Cristina Viti | December 16, 2022

What’s So Bad About Melodrama? In Defense of Forgotten Classic <em>Random Harvest</em>

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

Meg Walters Revisits the Adaptation for Its 80th Anniversary

By Meg Walters | December 16, 2022

Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

On Drama, Suspense, Violence, Psychology, and a Dose of Soul

By Jess Walter | December 16, 2022

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

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

“Sometimes I think about the fortunate writers who didn’t have to contend with our amplified level of distractions.”

By Priyanka Kumar | December 16, 2022

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