Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | May 12, 2022

“Yoknapatawpha on the Hudson”? On the Novelistic Universe of Edith Wharton

“Yoknapatawpha on the Hudson”? On the Novelistic Universe of Edith Wharton

Krithika Varagur Rereads The Old Maid

By Krithika Varagur | May 12, 2022

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

23 Book Recs from Great Indie Booksellers

By Katie Yee | May 12, 2022

The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

Askold Melnyczuk on the Assault on a Country’s Literature

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 11, 2022

When Iris Murdoch Met Jean-Paul Sartre

When Iris Murdoch Met Jean-Paul Sartre

Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman on a Chance Encounter Between a Young Novelist and an Aging Philosopher

By Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman | May 11, 2022

Brad Listi on Resisting the Siren Call of the Static

Brad Listi on Resisting the Siren Call of the Static

In Conversation with Steve Almond on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 11, 2022

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Writing Toward a Poetics of Aging

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Donna Barba Higuera on Following the Storytelling Traditions of Her Family

By NewberyTart | May 11, 2022

“To Learn From the Natural World.” On Ada Limón’s Brilliant Poetic Project

By Sara B. Franklin | May 10, 2022

Jennifer Weiner: How Plus-Size Women Finally—Finally!—Landed on Book Covers

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Carlo Rovelli on How Literary Greats Find Inspiration in Scientific Rationality

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Considering the Intersections of Literature and Science

By Carlo Rovelli | May 10, 2022

Bud Smith on the Quintessential “Road Trip” Novel

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

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By Teddy Wayne | May 10, 2022

The Unpronounceable Name of God: Concluding a Journey Through the Hebrew Bible

The Unpronounceable Name of God: Concluding a Journey Through the Hebrew Bible

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By The Cosmic Library | May 10, 2022

Reclaiming Pamela Moore from the Sisterhood of Sad Literary Girls

Reclaiming Pamela Moore from the Sisterhood of Sad Literary Girls

Emmeline Clein on the American Tradition of Fetishizing Women Writers, Then Forgetting Them

By Emmeline Clein | May 9, 2022

Whatever Ideas About Writing You Have It’s Really Just Something You Do (Or Don’t)

Whatever Ideas About Writing You Have It’s Really Just Something You Do (Or Don’t)

Colin Barrett on the Importance Letting His Characters Talk a Little Shite

By Colin Barrett | May 9, 2022

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