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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Danez Smith on Paul Harding, Scott Bradfield on Chekhov, Ron Charles on Aleksandar Hemon, and More

By Book Marks | January 26, 2023

Chatbot vs. Writer: Vauhini Vara on the Perils and Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence

Chatbot vs. Writer: Vauhini Vara on the Perils and Possibilities of Artificial Intelligence

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 26, 2023

“He Was Determined to Make Himself into a Character.” David S. Willis on the Gonzo Journalism of Hunter S. Thompson

“He Was Determined to Make Himself into a Character.” David S. Willis on the Gonzo Journalism of Hunter S. Thompson

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 26, 2023

WATCH: Alina Adams and Masha Rumer on Writing History as It Happens

WATCH: Alina Adams and Masha Rumer on Writing History as It Happens

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | January 26, 2023

Introducing a New Indie Press: Great Place Books

Introducing a New Indie Press: Great Place Books

Emily Adrian, Alex Higley, and Monika Woods on Publishing the Ambitious, Weird, and Alluring

By Katie Yee | January 25, 2023

“Don’t Think About a Career. Just Think About the Next Sentence.” Sam Lipsyte Against Literary Forecasting

“Don’t Think About a Career. Just Think About the Next Sentence.” Sam Lipsyte Against Literary Forecasting

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | January 25, 2023

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Kevin Maloney: How to Be a Funny Writer Even if Your Wife’s Funnier Than You

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 25, 2023

Eleanor Shearer Reads from Her Debut Novel River Sing Me Home

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | January 25, 2023

Happy Endings to Brighten Up Dark January Days: A Reading List

By Eva Carter | January 25, 2023

Some guy ranked all the lit journals you’ve ever heard of (and the other ones, too).

Some guy ranked all the lit journals you’ve ever heard of (and the other ones, too).

By Jonny Diamond | January 24, 2023

19 new books to get at your local indie right now.

19 new books to get at your local indie right now.

By Katie Yee | January 24, 2023

For Aleksandar Hemon, Writing is a Search for a Form That Doesn’t Yet Exist

For Aleksandar Hemon, Writing is a Search for a Form That Doesn’t Yet Exist

The Author of The World and All That It Holds Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | January 24, 2023

In Defense of Whimsy, Nonsense, and Barbaric Balderdash in Children’s Books

In Defense of Whimsy, Nonsense, and Barbaric Balderdash in Children’s Books

Tim DeRoche on the Value of a Long-Neglected Genre of Kid Lit

By Tim DeRoche | January 24, 2023

“The Future Belonged to the Showy and the Promiscuous.” How Edith Wharton Foresaw the 21st Century

“The Future Belonged to the Showy and the Promiscuous.” How Edith Wharton Foresaw the 21st Century

Emily J. Orlando on the Writer’s Enduring Relevance and Foresight

By Emily J. Orlando | January 24, 2023

Rebekah Borucki on True Inclusion in Book Publishing

Rebekah Borucki on True Inclusion in Book Publishing

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 24, 2023

V. V. Ganeshananthan on the Role of Medicine in Her Novel

V. V. Ganeshananthan on the Role of Medicine in Her Novel

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | January 24, 2023

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