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Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in <em>The Shining</em>

Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in The Shining

Maggie Su: "Just as part of Jack will always remain at the Overlook, my shadow is still part of me."

By Maggie Su | January 27, 2025

Alan Shapiro on Inspiration

Alan Shapiro on Inspiration

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 27, 2025

Connie Hale and Ellen Sussman on Writing Retreats

Connie Hale and Ellen Sussman on Writing Retreats

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

By Memoir Nation | January 27, 2025

Men Have Bigger Problems Than Not Reading Novels

Men Have Bigger Problems Than Not Reading Novels

For James Folta, What’s Wrong With Men is What’s Wrong With America

By James Folta | January 24, 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid

Featuring Jonny Diamond and Olivia Rutigliano

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 24, 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 Han Kang, American Orphanhood, Mavis Gallant, and More

By Book Marks | January 24, 2025

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Edith Wharton and the Clarifying Rage of the Menopausal Writer

By Deborah Williams | January 24, 2025

Gemma Tizzard on Researching for Historical Fiction

By Gemma Tizzard | January 24, 2025

A Self-Made Myth: How Edith Wharton Rewrote Her Own Childhood

By Constance Roisin | January 24, 2025

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Alison Wood Brooks on the Importance of Humor in Building Professional and Personal Relationships

By Alison Wood Brooks | January 24, 2025

Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | January 23, 2025

Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Guido Tonelli on the Human Urge to Honor the Dead

By Guido Tonelli | January 23, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“In place of clear conclusions are persistent themes, like recurring notes in a song.”

By Book Marks | January 23, 2025

Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won

Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won

Hal Brands Explores the Differing Strategies, Systems and Worldviews of the Axis and the Allies

By Hal Brands | January 23, 2025

“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman

“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman

From the Collection “Empathy”

By Asha Futterman | January 23, 2025

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

Emma Knight: “As the character in this story, I’ve evolved at least to this extent: it’s no longer plot I’m afraid of.”

By Emma Knight | January 23, 2025

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