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How to Be Married, in 16 Simple and Completely F*cking Unrealistic Steps

How to Be Married, in 16 Simple and Completely F*cking Unrealistic Steps

Kimberly Harrington Breaks Down the Ridiculous Expectations of Lifelong Partnership

By Kimberly Harrington | October 7, 2021

So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

Bonnie Friedman Breaks Down the Writerly Tendency for Self-Annihilation

By Bonnie Friedman | October 6, 2021

Diane di Prima Remembers Her Friend Freddie Herko

Diane di Prima Remembers Her Friend Freddie Herko

“So it was the summer of ‘54 I met you. Or the spring. Ten years ago. Sat down on a park bench beside you, in the rain.”

By Diane Di Prima | October 6, 2021

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”

By Amitava Kumar | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Sara Davidson on the Ten Lessons She Learned

By Sara Davidson | October 5, 2021

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

On Racial Injustice and the False Promise of Police Reforms

Derecka Purnell Unpacks the Drive to Seek Justice

By Derecka Purnell | October 5, 2021

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In Search of My Family’s Faroese Stories

By Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen | October 5, 2021

Nadifa Mohamed on the Long, Strange Journey of Her Uncle Kettle

By Nadifa Mohamed | October 4, 2021

Notes From a Cairo Bookseller

By Nadia Wassef | October 4, 2021

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

On Babar: Model of Integration or Crumbling Myth?

French-Algerian Author Faïza Guène Considers Her Relationship to the Iconic Elephant

By Faїza Guène and Sarah Ardizzone | October 4, 2021

On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

On Constancia de la Mora and the Plight of Writers in Exile

Soledad Fox Maura on Rediscovering the Fascinating Story of Her Distant Relative

By Soledad Fox Maura | October 4, 2021

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

The Complex Freedom of Creating Art as a Black Woman in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Colleen van Niekerk on Writing After Enforced Silence

By Colleen van Niekerk | October 4, 2021

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This October

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This October

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2021

On the Push and Pull of Muslim Cultural Identity

On the Push and Pull of Muslim Cultural Identity

Omar Mouallem: “Islam has a place within me. But do I have a place within it?”

By Omar Mouallem | September 30, 2021

Announcing the Winner of Restless Books 2021 Prize for New Immigrant Writing

Announcing the Winner of Restless Books 2021 Prize for New Immigrant Writing

Congratulations to Ani Gjika!

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2021

Saying a Few Words About My Novel at the Aphasia Self-Help Group

Saying a Few Words About My Novel at the Aphasia Self-Help Group

Jon McGregor Writes What He Doesn’t Know—But Does The Research First

By Jon McGregor | September 29, 2021

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