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When Someone Wants to Publish Your Correspondence With a Famous Writer

When Someone Wants to Publish Your Correspondence With a Famous Writer

Alice Mattison on the Intimacies of Reading Other People’s Letters

By Alice Mattison | July 13, 2026

Stealing Time: In Praise of Writing at Dawn, at Midnight or Whenever We Can

Stealing Time: In Praise of Writing at Dawn, at Midnight or Whenever We Can

Sara Lippmann: “Honor the time when you are at your most receptive and curious. Protect it with everything you’ve got.”

By Sara Lippmann | July 13, 2026

David Baerwald on Taking Writing Lessons from Hans Zimmer

David Baerwald on Taking Writing Lessons from Hans Zimmer

“Songs gain their power from repetition, while symphonies gain theirs from transformation.”

By David Baerwald | July 10, 2026

How—and Why—to Cull Your Book Collection

How—and Why—to Cull Your Book Collection

Maris Kreizman on the Joy (and Pain) of Downsizing

By Maris Kreizman | July 9, 2026

If Rachel Aviv Weren’t a Writer, She’d Be a Psychologist

If Rachel Aviv Weren’t a Writer, She’d Be a Psychologist

The Author of You Won’t Get Free of It Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | July 9, 2026

The Satire and Style of <em>Vanity Fair</em> is as Relevant as Ever

The Satire and Style of Vanity Fair is as Relevant as Ever

Roshan Sethi on William Makepeace Thackeray’s Famous Novel

By Roshan Sethi | July 9, 2026

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Donovan McAbee on the Gift of Sharing Your Work (at Any Age)

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Jenny Jackson on the Literary Potential of Gossip

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“If you find yourself hanging on every word of a whispered story, chances are the reader will too.”

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Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s <em>Dolores</em> is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

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Sara Abadía Alvarado on Preserving and Protecting the Original Translation of the Novel

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