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The Art of the Mini Sales Pitch: How to Subtitle Your Book So People Will Read It

The Art of the Mini Sales Pitch: How to Subtitle Your Book So People Will Read It

Tajja Isen on Balancing the Demands of Marketing With Artistic Vision

By Tajja Isen | February 29, 2024

Tessa Hadley on Ivan Turgenev’s <em>First Love</em>

Tessa Hadley on Ivan Turgenev’s First Love

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Hannah Goldfield on the Joy of Describing Tastes

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By The Critic and Her Publics | February 27, 2024

Martin MacInnes on Crafting Psychologically Rich Science Fiction

Martin MacInnes on Crafting Psychologically Rich Science Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “In Ascension”

By Jane Ciabattari | February 27, 2024

The Sweetness at the Core: Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the Positive, Humanizing Power of Fiction

The Sweetness at the Core: Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the Positive, Humanizing Power of Fiction

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Kyle MacLachlan Keeps Himself Open

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Ethel Rohan on Recovering From a “Failed” First Novel

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Matthew Salesses on the Possibilities of Climate Fiction

By Matthew Salesses | February 23, 2024

Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

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By Kristen Arnett | February 22, 2024

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The Author of Splinters Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | February 22, 2024

Erica Berry on the Polyamorous Intimacy of Reader, Author, and Audiobook Narrator

Erica Berry on the Polyamorous Intimacy of Reader, Author, and Audiobook Narrator

"It had not occurred to me that the thing I was drawn to was what I felt most lacking in myself: an even-keeled authority."

By Erica Berry | February 22, 2024

Debate Me! Why Writers Should Argue With Themselves

Debate Me! Why Writers Should Argue With Themselves

Terry Golway on the Importance of Exploring Opposing Ideas On and Off the Page

By Terry Golway | February 22, 2024

UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

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John Keene on Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s <em>The Most Secret Memory of Men</em>

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Writing Into Negative Space: Shining A Spotlight on History’s Sidelined Women

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