Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

Helen Lederer on What It Takes to Be Funny

"Life is absurd. We are all small. We all want what we can’t get…and this is funny."

By Helen Lederer | November 14, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Quiara Alegría Hudes Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Quiara Alegría Hudes Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, Elena Ferrante, and More

By Diana Arterian | November 14, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Accusing My Friend of Plagiarizing a TV Show?

Am I the Asshole For Accusing My Friend of Plagiarizing a TV Show?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | November 13, 2025

When Empire Falls: Talking to George Packer About His New Novel, <em>The Emergency</em>

When Empire Falls: Talking to George Packer About His New Novel, The Emergency

In Conversation with Andy Hunter About Apocalypse, Societal Division, and the Future of America

By Andy Hunter | November 13, 2025

The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

Or, How to Channel the Spirits of Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Danilo Donati in Fiction

By Olivia Laing | November 12, 2025

Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

Grace Walker: “Two lives, two minds, combining. It’s the idea that shaped my writing, and now, in a quieter way, my days.”

By Grace Walker | November 12, 2025

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Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

By James Geary | November 12, 2025

Olivia Laing on Fictionalizing the Murder of Pier Paulo Pasolini

By Jane Ciabattari | November 11, 2025

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

Sarah Viren Talks to the author of Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation

By Sarah Viren | November 11, 2025

What Aging Can Teach Us About Creativity and Fulfillment

What Aging Can Teach Us About Creativity and Fulfillment

Philip Weinstein Explores Philosophical and Literary Approaches to the End of Life

By Philip Weinstein | November 11, 2025

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

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

Featuring Char Adams, Michelle Carr, Viola van de Sandt and More

By Teddy Wayne | November 11, 2025

Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

Leslie Cohen on Writing a Romance Novel With Former NHL Hockey Player Sean Avery

By Leslie Cohen | November 10, 2025

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

Sarah Hall on Authenticity, AI, and Big Tech’s Creative Larceny

By Sarah Hall | November 10, 2025

“It Was Home...” On Friends, Flatshares and Creating Fiction

“It Was Home...” On Friends, Flatshares and Creating Fiction

Gráinne O’Hare Considers the Power of Female Friendship Forged in Close Quarters

By Gráinne O’Hare | November 10, 2025

Angela Flournoy on the Cloud of Experience

Angela Flournoy on the Cloud of Experience

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 10, 2025

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