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Forever Faithful To a Single Story: An Ode to Monogamous Writing

Forever Faithful To a Single Story: An Ode to Monogamous Writing

Amy Gallo Ryan: “It was never about setting out to write a book—the point all along was to write this book.”

By Amy Gallo Ryan | October 22, 2025

Sewing as a Way to Shape the Future—and Survive the Present

Sewing as a Way to Shape the Future—and Survive the Present

a Way to Look Forward">Maddie Ballard on Using Sewing as
a Way to Look Forward

By Maddie Ballard | October 22, 2025

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

The Outsize Influence of Wales on Fantasy, Music, and Movies

Anna Fiteni Explores What Welsh Culture Has to Do With Fleetwood Mac, Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki, and More

By Anna Fiteni | October 22, 2025

What’s Real and What’s Not: Gish Jen on Writing Between the Factual Lines

What’s Real and What’s Not: Gish Jen on Writing Between the Factual Lines

Finding the Sweet Spot Between Memoir and Fiction

By Gish Jen | October 21, 2025

Adam Johnson on Writing a Novel of Ancient Polynesia

Adam Johnson on Writing a Novel of Ancient Polynesia

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Wayfinder”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 21, 2025

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

Coco McCracken on Her Mother’s Past as an Inventor—And What It Taught Her About Being a Writer

By Coco McCracken | October 20, 2025

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How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues Poem

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Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?

By Robyn Ryle | October 20, 2025

Peter Orner on Chicago

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Mallary Tenore Tarpley on Writing Your Memoir When You’re Still Living the Story

Mallary Tenore Tarpley on Writing Your Memoir When You’re Still Living the Story

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | October 20, 2025

On the Art (and Artifice) of the Miniature

On the Art (and Artifice) of the Miniature

For Amber Sparks the Dollhouse is a Whole World

By Amber Sparks | October 17, 2025

Sue Monk Kidd on Finding a Flow State in Writing

Sue Monk Kidd on Finding a Flow State in Writing

“Writing, it turns out, is a difficult joy.”

By Sue Monk Kidd | October 17, 2025

Best American Curtain on The Lit Hub Podcast"> A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the <em

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the <em

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Best American Curtain on The Lit Hub Podcast">A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the Best American Curtain on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Caroline Bicks, Jaime Green, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 17, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2025

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

The Author of “The Four Spent the Day Together” on Researching the Nagamo Trail Murder

By Chris Kraus | October 16, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Susan Orlean Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Susan Orlean Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Gabrielle Zevin, Kate Atkinson, Matthew Desmond, and More

By Diana Arterian | October 16, 2025

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