Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

Gabriel Bump on His Characters' Personal Tragedy, and His Own

By Gabriel Bump | December 4, 2023

Muse as Medium: On the Women Pablo Picasso Remade in His Image

Muse as Medium: On the Women Pablo Picasso Remade in His Image

Mara Naselli Considers the Visceral Visual Violence of the Artist’s Oeuvre

By Mara Naselli | November 29, 2023

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

"I write because I want to continue my father, not contain him."

By Sheila Squillante | November 29, 2023

A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

“It’s funny, how sometimes the things you know for sure can still surprise you.”

By Jessica Strawser | November 29, 2023

One Night at Mable Peabody’s, The Last Gay Bar in Denton, Texas

One Night at Mable Peabody’s, The Last Gay Bar in Denton, Texas

Lucas Hilderbrand Explores Queer Culture in the Early Trump Years

By Lucas Hilderbrand | November 22, 2023

Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

"Why do we make art, why do we need it, and how can you avoid becoming a failure?"

By Benjamin Moser | November 20, 2023

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How a Musical Adaptation of Tolstoy Helped Us Get Through the Pandemic

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On Learning to Ride a Motorcycle After Fifty

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Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

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Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

Remembrances of a Childhood Spent in Exploration

By James Elkins | November 15, 2023

Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

Warren Bronson on Reading Within Prison Walls

By Warren Bronson | November 14, 2023

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

History, Mythology and Literature Say No

By Helena de Bres | November 8, 2023

How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

Grace Elizabeth Hale Explores Racial Violence and Individual and Collective Complicity in the American South

By Grace Elizabeth Hale | November 8, 2023

Stephanie Land on the Routine That Helped Her Write Her New Book in a Month

Stephanie Land on the Routine That Helped Her Write Her New Book in a Month

The Author of Class Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Stephanie Land | November 7, 2023

Whose Community Is It Anyway?

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Casey Plett on how Politicians, Media, and Corporations Co-Opt Language

By Casey Plett | November 7, 2023

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