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The Incendiary Feeling of Freedom: On Phillis Wheatley Peters and the Poetry of Survival

The Incendiary Feeling of Freedom: On Phillis Wheatley Peters and the Poetry of Survival

Tiana Clark: “I believe it is through our collective imagination where we can remain free and where no one can touch us.”

By Tiana Clark | April 14, 2025

Lynne Tillman on Taming Wild Thoughts

Lynne Tillman on Taming Wild Thoughts

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 14, 2025

Betsy Lerner on Writing What You Know

Betsy Lerner on Writing What You Know

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | April 14, 2025

<em>Drop</em> is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

Drop is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

The Film Excels at Dramatizing the Practical Dangers of Living in a Digital World

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 11, 2025

Watch the Book Trailer for Sophy Roberts's Bestselling <em>A Training School for Elephants</em>.

Watch the Book Trailer for Sophy Roberts's Bestselling A Training School for Elephants.

By Literary Hub | April 11, 2025

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Traci Thomas of <em>The Stacks</em>, Jonny Diamond on Lit Hub’s 10th Birthday, and More Poetry!

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Traci Thomas of The Stacks, Jonny Diamond on Lit Hub’s 10th Birthday, and More Poetry!

Featuring Jonny Diamond, Traci Thomas, Olivia Rutigliano, Dan Sheehan, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | April 11, 2025

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How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

By Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs | April 11, 2025

Natalia Theodoridou on Unraveling a Short Story into a Novel

By Natalia Theodoridou | April 11, 2025

How to Write a Novel While Driving on the Sam Houston Tollway

By Andy Anderegg | April 11, 2025

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

Moeen Farrokhi Considers the Spaces Between Language and Experience

By Moeen Farrokhi | April 11, 2025

Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

Richard Kreitner Explores the Position of a Once-Enslaved People in a Society Marked by Slavery

By Richard Kreitner | April 11, 2025

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Katie Kitamura, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Vauhini Vara, and More

By Book Marks | April 11, 2025

Following the “Mom Rule.” On Writing Sci-Fi My Mother Could Get Behind

Following the “Mom Rule.” On Writing Sci-Fi My Mother Could Get Behind

Daryl Gregory Remembers the Reader Who Transformed His Storytelling

By Daryl Gregory | April 11, 2025

Judy Blume on Radical Honesty

Judy Blume on Radical Honesty

live at the 2024 Sun Vally Writers' Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | April 11, 2025

Maryrose Wood on the Relationship Between Author and Narrator

Maryrose Wood on the Relationship Between Author and Narrator

in conversation with AudioFile's Jo Reed

By Behind the Mic | April 11, 2025

What Does It Mean to Be a “Good Author” When You Publish a Book?

What Does It Mean to Be a “Good Author” When You Publish a Book?

Maris Kreizman on the Realities of Seeing Your Book Out Into the World

By Maris Kreizman | April 10, 2025

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