• Fiction and Poetry

    Feature

    The O. Henry Prizes: Read Six Of the Year’s Best Stories

    By Literary Hub  May 19, 2016
    Short story writers

    Slumming

    By Ottessa Moshfegh  May 19, 2016
    Short story writers

    They Were Awake

    By Rebecca Evanhoe  May 19, 2016
    Poets

    The Unsung Heroes of the Poetry World

    By Krystal Languell  May 19, 2016
    Excerpts

    The Sky Over Lima

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 18, 2016
    Poets

    MEAN GIRLS

    By Stephen Burt  May 18, 2016
    Poets

    The Unstoppable Myth of Alejandra Pizarnik

    By Enrique Vila-Matas  May 17, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Anniversary”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 17, 2016
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    You May See A Stranger

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 16, 2016
    Essay

    The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 13, 2016
    Deep Dive

    Luis J. Rodriguez: LA is a Great Poetry Town.

    By David L. Ulin  May 13, 2016
    Excerpts

    Over the Plain Houses

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 12, 2016
    Short story writers

    “The Abandoned Village”

    By Hassan Blasim  May 12, 2016
    Short story writers

    “A Few Moments After Midnight”

    By Hisham Bustani  May 12, 2016
    Short story writers

    “Statement of Absolute Hatred”

    By Rasha Abbas  May 12, 2016
    Feature

    New Arabic Fiction: 5 Contemporary Short Stories

    By Literary Hub  May 12, 2016
    Short story writers

    “Just Different”

    By Malika Moustadraf  May 12, 2016
    Short story writers

    “Rhythmic Exercise”

    By Mohamed Makhzangi  May 12, 2016
    Excerpts

    Golden Delicious

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 11, 2016
    How to...

    How to Write a Book of Poems

    By Amanda Nadelberg  May 11, 2016
    Poets

    Hell the Human Zoo

    By Shane McCrae  May 11, 2016
    Awards

    Announcing the Winner of Restless Books New Immigrant Writing Prize

    By Literary Hub  May 10, 2016
    Excerpts

    Temporary People

    By Literary Hub  May 10, 2016
    Essay

    The Chimes

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 9, 2016
    Excerpts

    Eleven Hours

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 6, 2016
    Conversations

    Tyehimba Jess on Excavating Popular Music Through Poetry

    By Adam Fitzgerald  May 5, 2016
    Excerpts

    The Assistants

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 5, 2016
    Excerpts

    In the Unlikely Event

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 4, 2016
    Poets

    back from the self-chamberbox

    By Brenda Shaughnessy  May 4, 2016
    Excerpts

    “Shelter”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  May 3, 2016
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