15 new books to help you accomplish your 2022 reading goals.

15 new books to help you accomplish your 2022 reading goals.

By Katie Yee | January 4, 2022

Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

Yara Zgheib on Writing a Truthful Fiction About—and Amid—a Travel Ban

By Yara Zgheib | January 4, 2022

Is Climate Writing Stuck?

Is Climate Writing Stuck?

Heather Houser on Spotting the Oft-Repeated “Tics” of the Genre

By Heather Houser | January 3, 2022

How Being a Stalled Novelist Led to an Unexpected Career in Data Science

How Being a Stalled Novelist Led to an Unexpected Career in Data Science

C.J. Washington on the Frustrating Struggle to Get Published

By C.J. Washington | January 3, 2022

On the Political Meaning of the Road Narrative

On the Political Meaning of the Road Narrative

Tiphanie Yanique Breaks Down a Form from Film

By Tiphanie Yanique | January 3, 2022

Alice McDermott: Connection Is at the Heart of Why We Read and Write

Alice McDermott: Connection Is at the Heart of Why We Read and Write

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 3, 2022

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Jen Spyra on the Art of Comedic Escalation

By The Maris Review | December 23, 2021

Nikita Lalwani on the Art of Eavesdropping

By Nikita Lalwani | December 23, 2021

Piercing the Veil of Silence: How the Outbreak of COVID-19 Impacted the Writing of My Book

By Wallis Wilde-Menozzi | December 23, 2021

Greed and Skullduggery: Andrea Penrose Discusses Her Latest Title in the Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Series

Greed and Skullduggery: Andrea Penrose Discusses Her Latest Title in the Wrexford & Sloane Mystery Series

In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | December 23, 2021

When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary <em>Esquire</em> Profile of Frank Sinatra

When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra

On Trying—and Failing—to Interview Ol' Blue Eyes

By Gay Talese | December 22, 2021

Stacy D. Flood on Why He'll Never Write a Novel

Stacy D. Flood on Why He'll Never Write a Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 22, 2021

“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

The Author of The Fortune Men Speaks With Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | December 21, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Cara Blue Adams, Peter Ho Davies, and More

By Teddy Wayne | December 21, 2021

Megan Milks on Using Genre Shifts to Explore Transness

Megan Milks on Using Genre Shifts to Explore Transness

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 21, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Juhea Kim on the Role of Literature in Lessons About Humanity

By Juhea Kim | December 20, 2021

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