• Features

    First Draft

    Ann Napolitano on Going Deep to Discover Who Your Characters Are

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   May 18, 2020
    The Quarantine Tapes

    Edwin Schlossberg on the Act of Listening and Collaborative Problem Solving

    By The Quarantine Tapes  May 18, 2020
    Otherppl

    Chris Dennis: Writing Is a Privilege

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  May 18, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Behind the Mic: On Masked Prey by John Sandford, Read by Richard Ferrone

    By Behind the Mic   May 18, 2020
    Nerd Jeopardy

    Time for Nerd Jeopardy! (A Literary Trivia Game Show)

    By The Virtual Book Channel  May 15, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Behind the Mic: On Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega, read by Almarie Guerra

    By Behind the Mic   May 15, 2020
    Literary History

    Why Do Some Writers Burn Their Work?

    By Alex George  May 15, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    With Apologies to Susan Sontag, We’re Going to Need Metaphor to Get Through This Global Illness

    By David Farrier  May 15, 2020
    Education

    Why Sesame Street Was a Revolutionary Force for Children’s Television

    By David Kamp  May 15, 2020
    The Week in Books

    The Week in Books LIVE:
    Sesame Street, Slenderman, and DJ Murakami

    By The Virtual Book Channel  May 15, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    When it Comes to Coronavirus, What Does ‘After’ Mean?

    By Eva Holland  May 15, 2020
    Iceland

    Meet the Stone Collector of Iceland’s Eastern Coast

    By A. Kendra Greene  May 15, 2020
    Language

    Slurs, Barbs, Digs: Robert Lopez on the Power of Single-Syllable Epithets

    By Robert Lopez  May 15, 2020
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    5 Books You May Have Missed in April

    By Bethanne Patrick  May 15, 2020
    The Literary Life

    John Grisham: Why Indie Bookstores Are Essential

    By The Literary Life  May 15, 2020
    Keen On

    Valerie Hansen: Is This the Beginning of the End of Globalization?

    By Keen On  May 15, 2020
    Reading Lists

    Lit Hub Recommends: Sebald, Nina Simone, and Top Chef

    By Literary Hub  May 15, 2020
    The Quarantine Tapes

    Father Gregory Boyle on Kinship and an Equity-Based Economy

    By The Quarantine Tapes  May 15, 2020
    New Books Network

    Janice Hadlow on Mary Bennet, the Overlooked Sister in Pride and Prejudice

    By New Books Network  May 15, 2020
    LIC Reading Series

    Julia Fierro, Brandon Harris, and Hannah Tinti on the Idea of Home

    By LIC Reading Series  May 14, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    An Evening With Edwidge Danticat and Francesca Momplaisir

    By The Virtual Book Channel  May 14, 2020
    Just the Right Book

    Julia Samuel: How Do We Process Grief?

    By Just the Right Book   May 14, 2020
    The Maris Review

    Susannah Cahalan on Being Confronted With Her Mirror Image

    By The Maris Review  May 14, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Behind the Mic: On Good Boy by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Read by Kelsey Navarro

    By Behind the Mic   May 14, 2020
    The Cold War

    Jazz, Jeans, and Movie Stars: Joseph Brodsky on Glimpsing the West
    From Afar

    By Joseph Brodsky  May 14, 2020
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