John Irving on Wrestling, Coming-of-Age, and Writing Autiobiographically

John Irving on Wrestling, Coming-of-Age, and Writing Autiobiographically

Wayne Catan Talks to the Author of Queen Esther

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A Close Reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Counting-Out Rhyme”

A Close Reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Counting-Out Rhyme”

Cecily Parks on the Ceremony and Intimacy of a Classic American Poem

By Cecily Parks | November 24, 2025

Tracy K. Smith on the Spiritual and the Poetic

Tracy K. Smith on the Spiritual and the Poetic

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 24, 2025

Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived

Susan Orlean on Writing the Story of a Life Well Lived

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | November 24, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*

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Giving Up on <em>The New York Times</em> and Remembering Literary Twitter on The Lit Hub Podcast

Giving Up on The New York Times and Remembering Literary Twitter on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Peter Coviello, James Folta, Oliver Scialdone, and Drew Broussard

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Outdoor Manual: Benjamin Wood on Taking It Outside

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What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 4*

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Amid the MAHA Anti-Vaxxers at the Texas Book Festival

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Pygmalion’s Chatbot: Vanessa Chang on Intimacy in the Age of AI

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On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

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How the Psychological Burden of Debt Impacts Our Physical Health

How the Psychological Burden of Debt Impacts Our Physical Health

Kristin Collier Explores the All-Encompassing Toll of Economic Precarity in America

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Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

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