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The Search for Home in American Fiction

The Search for Home in American Fiction

Sarah Domet Unpacks a Writer's Anxiety About Place

By Sarah Domet | November 2, 2016

Stray Thoughts on Kafka, Loneliness, and Clothing-Optional Retreats

Stray Thoughts on Kafka, Loneliness, and Clothing-Optional Retreats

Peter Orner Wanders from Prague to the Red Woods

By Peter Orner | November 1, 2016

My Heroes: On Travel Memoirs by Black Women Writers

My Heroes: On Travel Memoirs by Black Women Writers

Nneka Okona on Books that Brought Her Comfort and Courage

By Nneka Okona | October 21, 2016

Learning to Embrace <em>Guanxi</em>: On Living Communally in China

Learning to Embrace Guanxi: On Living Communally in China

Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers on a Two-Year Teaching Fellowship in Taigu

By Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers | October 20, 2016

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Postcards to a Younger, Much Better Novelist

Derek Palacio Shares Early Correspondence with his wife, Claire Vaye Watkins

By Derek Palacio | October 17, 2016

To Leave Your Mother Tongue is to Love It More

To Leave Your Mother Tongue is to Love It More

Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough on Her Mother Tongue and Another

By Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough | October 4, 2016

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26 Maps Reveal a New York City Hiding in Plain Sight

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 29, 2016

In Search of Shirley Jackson's House

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We Went to the Moon and Brought Back These Cool Photos

By Lit Hub Photography | September 28, 2016

On Air Travel: Pat-Downs, Pissing, and Passport Stamps

On Air Travel: Pat-Downs, Pissing, and Passport Stamps

Three Short Essays from the anthology Airplane Reading

By Literary Hub | September 16, 2016

Bouchercon: Five Events to See This Week in New Orleans

Bouchercon: Five Events to See This Week in New Orleans

A preview of the Largest Mystery Fan Convention in the US

By Lisa Levy | September 13, 2016

A Literary Long Weekend in Los Angeles

A Literary Long Weekend in Los Angeles

A Bookish Visit to the Land of Bukowski and Didion...

By Katie Orphan | September 9, 2016

Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché

Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché

Odie Lindsey on Quitting a Job, Moving to Italy, and Writing a Book

By Odie Lindsey | August 31, 2016

Slow Days, Fast Company

Slow Days, Fast Company

Eve Babitz

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 29, 2016

Reading D.H. Lawrence on a Remote Swedish Island

Reading D.H. Lawrence on a Remote Swedish Island

Fredrik Sjöberg on Parables, Flies, and the Sea

By Fredrik Sjöberg | August 29, 2016

Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

Brendan Mac Evilly Goes in Search of a Nice Spot to Swim

By Brendan Mac Evilly | August 26, 2016

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