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Severance is a Realist Manifesto for the 21st Century
Joel Cuthbertson on the Series’ Obsession with Emotional Reality
“Anarchism Means That You Should Be Free.” On the Literature of Liberation
Ed Simon Considers the Life Alexander Berkman, Anarchist, Would-Be Assassin, and 19th-Century Luigi Mangione
On Trying (and Really Failing) to Design My Own Book Cover
Mary Childs Considers the Virtues of Staying in Your Lane, Despite Her Passion for Graphic Design
Why Absolute Truth is Still Worth Pursuing In a Narrative-Driven World
Jay Nicorvo on Separating Fact From Perception While Writing a True Crime Memoir
Jack Torrance and Me: On Writing and Self-Loathing in The Shining
Maggie Su: "Just as part of Jack will always remain at the Overlook, my shadow is still part of me."
Aisha Gawad and Lisa Ko on What Really Happened at the Albany Book Festival
“In a time of genocide, who gets to be outraged? Who gets to be indulged, listened to, humanized, validated?”
Connie Hale and Ellen Sussman on Writing Retreats
From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
Men Have Bigger Problems Than Not Reading Novels
For James Folta, What’s Wrong With Men is What’s Wrong With America
This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Power of Mutual Aid
Featuring Jonny Diamond and Olivia Rutigliano
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring Han Kang, American Orphanhood, Mavis Gallant, and More
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