• Craft and Advice

    Workshop

    Intrigue, Not Critique: On the “Portrait of the Artist” Feedback Model

    By Florence Gonsalves and Matthew Vollmer  April 5, 2023
    Thresholds

    J Wortham on the Power of Changes

    By Thresholds   April 5, 2023
    On Poetry

    Poets Jennifer Michael Hecht and Matthew Zapruder on Wonder, the Secular Sacred, and the Surprising Power of “Once Upon a Time”

    By Matthew Zapruder  April 5, 2023
    Experimental Memoir

    Time and Materials: On the Art of the Experimental Memoir

    By John West  April 5, 2023
    Talk Easy

    “I’m Pretty Keen on Fact.” Margaret Atwood on the Questions We Must Ask Ourselves

    By Talk Easy  April 4, 2023
    Advice

    Daniel M. Lavery on the Reckless Optimism of Advice Columnists

    By Daniel M. Lavery  April 4, 2023
    Writers in Conversation

    Charles Frazier on How the Past Converses With the Present

    By Jane Ciabattari  April 4, 2023
    Write-minded

    Heather Bourbeau on the Themed Poetry Collection

    By Memoir Nation   April 4, 2023
    So Many Damn Books

    Kelly Link on Short Stories Cannibalizing Her Novel Ideas

    By So Many Damn Books  April 4, 2023
    First Draft

    Clint Smith: “What Does it Mean to Carry Wonder and Despair in Your Body at the Same Time?”

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   April 3, 2023
    Otherppl

    How to Pitch to a Literary Agent

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  April 3, 2023
    On Poetry

    Fabio Pusterla on Discovering a Lifelong Love of Poetry

    By Fabio Pusterla and Will Schutt  April 3, 2023
    The Booker Revisited

    On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

    By Lucy Scholes  April 3, 2023
    Author Interviews

    How Octavia Butler’s Kindred Became a Novel

    By Michael Silverblatt  March 31, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

    By Grant Faulkner  March 31, 2023
    New Books Network

    Leslye Penelope on the Historic 1919 Trial That Fueled Her New Magical Heist Novel

    By New Books Network  March 31, 2023
    Craft

    Exit Strategies: So How Are You Supposed to End a Story?

    By Allegra Hyde  March 30, 2023
    Craft

    Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

    By Ayad Akhtar  March 30, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

    By The Maris Review  March 30, 2023
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Clint Smith is Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  March 30, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

    By Fiction Non Fiction  March 30, 2023
    Literary Criticism

    Allegra Hyde Offers an Existential Pitch for Saving the Planet

    By Keen On  March 30, 2023
    Keen On

    Nicole Chung Tells a Personal Story of Family, Class, Anger, and Grief in an Unequal America

    By Keen On  March 30, 2023
    Behind the Book Cover

    “Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

    By Jason Booher  March 29, 2023
    Reading Lists

    Life in the Aftermath: Books That Explore What Happens After Things Go Wrong

    By Tara Conklin  March 29, 2023
    Page 66 of 202

    • We Need Your Help:

    Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

    Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.