“I wish you a sexy, dangerous, jazz-shaped immortality.“ Diane Seuss’s Advice for Life as a Writer

“I wish you a sexy, dangerous, jazz-shaped immortality.“ Diane Seuss’s Advice for Life as a Writer

Read Her Commencement Address to the Bennington Writing Seminars

By Diane Seuss | March 21, 2022

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked <em>Drive My Car</em>

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked Drive My Car

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Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked <em>King Richard</em>

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked King Richard

Lit Hub’s Literary Countdown to the 94th Academy Awards

By Literary Hub | March 21, 2022

Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

Xi Chen Looks at Two Unexpectedly Intertwined Professions

By Xi Chen | March 21, 2022

Every Coming-of-Age Story is an Apocalypse Story

Every Coming-of-Age Story is an Apocalypse Story

Andrew DeYoung on Despair and Hope in the Edgelands of Adulthood

By Andrew DeYoung | March 21, 2022

A Call to Southern Writers: Register People to Vote at Literary Events

A Call to Southern Writers: Register People to Vote at Literary Events

Read an Open Letter from Writers for Democratic Action

By Belle Boggs, Robin Davidson and Jill McCorkle | March 21, 2022

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The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

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Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

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In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Melanie Challenger: Human Exceptionalism is Devastating Life on Earth

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This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

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When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

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Melissa Febos on <em>Frankenstein</em>, Elissa Washuta, and <em>The Velveteen Rabbit</em>

Melissa Febos on Frankenstein, Elissa Washuta, and The Velveteen Rabbit

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of Body Work

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<em>The Parted Earth</em> by Anjali Enjeti, Read by Deepti Gupta

The Parted Earth by Anjali Enjeti, Read by Deepti Gupta

Incredible Audie Award-Winning Listening

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