• Craft and Advice

    Thresholds

    How Rita Dove Cultivates Her “Island of the Mind”

    By Thresholds   October 13, 2021
    Animals

    Susan Orlean: “Is It Possible to Be Truly Wild?”

    By Ann Leary  October 12, 2021
    Mindfulness

    A Revolution in Creativity: On Slow Writing

    By Melissa Matthewson  October 12, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Donald Antrim’s Book Speaks Directly to Those Suffering With Depression

    By Literary Hub  October 12, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

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

    By Teddy Wayne  October 12, 2021
    Otherppl

    Julie Poole on the Trauma of Losing a Parent During Childhood

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  October 12, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

    By Wisława Szymborska  October 8, 2021
    Language

    Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

    By Julie Sedivy  October 8, 2021
    The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

    Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

    By The Literary Life  October 8, 2021
    The Common

    Ricardo Wilson on the Importance of Interrogating Research

    By The Common  October 8, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

    By Literary Hub  October 7, 2021
    Writing Advice

    How to Write a Good Fight Scene

    By Jeff Bens  October 7, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Jen Winston and Adam J. Kurtz on Queer Existential Dread

    By The Virtual Book Channel  October 7, 2021
    Otherppl

    José Vadi on Mapping a Changing California

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  October 7, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Miriam Toews on the “Incredible Empathy” of Steinbeck and Writing Honestly

    By Literary Hub  October 6, 2021
    Plagiarism

    In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

    By Sam Riviere  October 6, 2021
    Surveillance

    Dave Eggers on Escaping Corporate Tech and the Irreplaceable Role of Indie Bookstores

    By Corinne Segal  October 6, 2021
    Thresholds

    Sanaë Lemoine on the Reveal That Changed Her Life… and Inspired Her Novel

    By Thresholds   October 6, 2021
    The Writer's Life

    So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

    By Bonnie Friedman  October 6, 2021
    Reading Women

    Reading Women on the Social and Psychological Dynamics in Women’s Crime Fiction

    By Reading Women  October 6, 2021
    Misinformation

    Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

    By Amitava Kumar  October 5, 2021
    On Writing

    Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

    By Sara Davidson  October 5, 2021
    Craft

    How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

    By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson  October 5, 2021
    In Conversation

    Myriam J.A. Chancy on Writing Haiti and Honoring Its Local Realities

    By Jane Ciabattari  October 5, 2021
    First Draft

    Peter Orner on the Pressure of Fiction’s Infinite Possibilities

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   October 4, 2021
    Page 95 of 179

    • Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member: Because Books Matter

    For the past decade, Literary Hub has brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for a donation, you’ll get an ad-free reading experience, exclusive editors’ picks, book giveaways, and our coveted Joan Didion Lit Hub tote bag. Most importantly, you’ll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving on the internet.

    Become a member for as low as $5/month

    Dismiss without supporting Lit Hub
    x