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The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

John MacNeill Miller on Harriet Martineau’s Prescient Vision of Humanity

By John MacNeill Miller | September 25, 2024

Zen Cho and Freya Marske on Romance, Romantasy, and Communication

Zen Cho and Freya Marske on Romance, Romantasy, and Communication

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S04E04

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | September 25, 2024

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Nora Nguyen on the Virtues of Yearning, Longing and Other Unseemly Declarations of Love

By Nora Nguyen | September 24, 2024

I’ve Finished My Manuscript, Now What? On Dealing With Post-Book Blues

I’ve Finished My Manuscript, Now What? On Dealing With Post-Book Blues

Lance Richardson Offers Advice and Solidarity To Writers Struggling to Find a Sense of Purpose Between Projects

By Lance Richardson | September 23, 2024

How Chinese and Italian Opera Helped Her Write and Grieve

How Chinese and Italian Opera Helped Her Write and Grieve

Liu Hong on Navigating Tragedy in Art and Life

By Liu Hong | September 23, 2024

Natalie Goldberg on the Real Equipment of a Writer

Natalie Goldberg on the Real Equipment of a Writer

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 23, 2024

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Amanda Jones on Banned Librarians

By Memoir Nation | September 23, 2024

Stephanie Duncan Smith on Excavating Your Work’s Aboutness

By Stephanie Duncan Smith | September 20, 2024

I Do NOT Want to Hang Out With My Fans: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | September 19, 2024

“A Very Smart and Accessible Friend.” Why the <em>Chicago Manual of Style</em> Remains Essential

“A Very Smart and Accessible Friend.” Why the Chicago Manual of Style Remains Essential

Seven Writers and Editors Discuss What they Love Most About This Faithful Companion of Grammar Nerds Everywhere

By Literary Hub | September 19, 2024

Emilie Menzel on Depicting Animals in Poetry, Learning from Music, and Constructing a New Self

Emilie Menzel on Depicting Animals in Poetry, Learning from Music, and Constructing a New Self

Diana Khoi Nguyen in Conversation with the Author of “The Girl Who Became a Rabbit”

By Diana Khoi Nguyen | September 19, 2024

Allen MacDuffie on Darwin and Cataclysmic Change

Allen MacDuffie on Darwin and Cataclysmic Change

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 19, 2024

The Woman Who Invented “Dark Fantasy.” How Gertrude Barrows Bennett Popularized the Fantastic

The Woman Who Invented “Dark Fantasy.” How Gertrude Barrows Bennett Popularized the Fantastic

Lisa Yaszek on the Woman Known as Francis Stevens, an Early Female Pioneer of American Genre Fiction

By Lisa Yaszek | September 18, 2024

Against Perfectionism and Productivity: On Embracing Flaws as a Writer

Against Perfectionism and Productivity: On Embracing Flaws as a Writer

Rachel Schwartzmann Allows Herself to Write and Live More Slowly and to Learn from Her Typos

By Rachel Schwartzmann | September 18, 2024

Rumaan Alam on Creating a Fictional World of the One Percent

Rumaan Alam on Creating a Fictional World of the One Percent

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Entitlement”

By Jane Ciabattari | September 17, 2024

For Tony Tulathimutte Book Piles Are “Metaphysical Constructs”

For Tony Tulathimutte Book Piles Are “Metaphysical Constructs”

The Author of “Rejection” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | September 17, 2024

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