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<em>The Wild Robot</em> Author Peter Brown on What Makes a Great Read-Aloud Book

The Wild Robot Author Peter Brown on What Makes a Great Read-Aloud Book

Plus, Children’s Literature as an Act of Hope

By Literary Hub | October 16, 2026

Will Maclean on F*cking Up a Notebook to Write a Novel

Will Maclean on F*cking Up a Notebook to Write a Novel

“The notebook is a refuge from the digital world.”

By Will Maclean | October 16, 2026

How E.L. Shen Came to Understand Her Assassinated Ancestor Through Writing About Him

How E.L. Shen Came to Understand Her Assassinated Ancestor Through Writing About Him

“My ancestor is no longer just a myth... he is simply a man.”

By E. L. Shen | October 16, 2026

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

“The embodied realm is eager for inquiry, if one is willing and interested.”

By Emily Hyland | October 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Author of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing with David Naimon Recommends Sabrina Orah Mark, Evelyn Araluen, and Mykaela Saunders

By Diana Arterian | October 15, 2026

Writer, Professor and Pen Pal: Josefine Kals Remembers Stephen Dixon

Writer, Professor and Pen Pal: Josefine Kals Remembers Stephen Dixon

“His work is a beautiful, and urgent, reminder of the poignancy of life’s smallest moments.”

By Josefine Kals | October 13, 2026

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“The words were inside of me, and I was being called to compose a story.”

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Luiz Schwarcz on the Editor’s Role in Shaping and Curating the Reading Experience

By Luiz Schwarcz | October 8, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Ordering a Book at My Local Indie and Just... Not Picking It Up?

Am I the Asshole For Ordering a Book at My Local Indie and Just... Not Picking It Up?

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Storytelling Across Genre: On Being an Anishinaabe Poet in a Fiction Writer’s World

Storytelling Across Genre: On Being an Anishinaabe Poet in a Fiction Writer’s World

“I write fiction with a poetic inflection because I have honed my poetry muscles over decades.”

By Kimberly Blaeser | October 8, 2026

Trans Becoming and the Failure of Language

Trans Becoming and the Failure of Language

“As trans people, each articulation of who we are is also an articulation of who we will no longer be.”

By Sanam Sheriff | October 7, 2026

Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up

Why Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up

The Author of Partita Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Barbara Kingsolver | October 6, 2026

How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s

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Nafissa Thompson-Spires on Being a Live Wire

By Nafissa Thompson-Spires | October 6, 2026

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