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On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

“It is a bummer to me that Proust occupies such a rarefied, even elitist, realm in the culture.”

By Bryan Alistair Charles | October 7, 2025

Alex Niemi on the Process of Translation and the Rhythm of Language

Alex Niemi on the Process of Translation and the Rhythm of Language

Sarah Viren Talks to the Translator of Laura Vazquez‘s “The Endless Week”

By Sarah Viren | October 3, 2025

Lily King on Campus Novels, Time Jumps, and Having Fun While Writing

Lily King on Campus Novels, Time Jumps, and Having Fun While Writing

Emma Straub Talks to the Author of “Heart the Lover”

By Emma Straub | October 2, 2025

Kate DiCamillo on Telling Stories Within a Story and Capturing Wonder

Kate DiCamillo on Telling Stories Within a Story and Capturing Wonder

Illustrator Sophie Blackall Talks to the Author of “Lost Evangeline”

By Sophie Blackall | October 1, 2025

Sasha Bonét on Black Motherhood, Fragmented Storytelling, and Untangling History

Sasha Bonét on Black Motherhood, Fragmented Storytelling, and Untangling History

G'Ra Asim Talks to the Author of “The Waterbearers”

By G'ra Asim | September 16, 2025

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

Maria Reva, Jasmin Schreiber, and Ed Yong Discuss Endlings, Ecological Grief, and Using Others’ Pain for Art

By Maria Reva | September 3, 2025

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By Jane Ciabattari | September 2, 2025

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on Writing Rituals, Maximalism, and How to Surprise an Audience

By Peter Mishler | August 27, 2025

Elaine Hsieh Chou on Literary Community, Identity, and Playing With Form

By Jane Ciabattari | August 26, 2025

Richard Siken on the Most Fundamental Poetic Device There Is

Richard Siken on the Most Fundamental Poetic Device There Is

The Author of “I Do Know Some Things” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | August 25, 2025

Form, Method, and Metafiction: Talking Craft and Completion with Ed Park

Form, Method, and Metafiction: Talking Craft and Completion with Ed Park

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of “An Oral History of Atlantis”

By Eric Olson | July 30, 2025

Shitholes, USA: Noel and Liam Gallagher On When Oasis Toured America

Shitholes, USA: Noel and Liam Gallagher On When Oasis Toured America

"In the end we fucking smashed the arse out of it."

By Literary Hub | May 22, 2025

The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

Priscilla Gilman Talks to Jill Bialosky About Her New Memoir, “The End is the Beginning”

By Priscilla Gilman | May 12, 2025

Two Households, Both Alike in Indignity: An Interview with Anne Ursu

Two Households, Both Alike in Indignity: An Interview with Anne Ursu

Gavin J. Grant and Anne Ursu on Chronic Illness, Writing, and Family

By Gavin J. Grant | May 9, 2025

Just a Little Blip: A Conversation with Sheila Heti

Just a Little Blip: A Conversation with Sheila Heti

Fiona Warnick Talks to the Author of “Alphabetical Diaries” About AI, Writing for Children, and the Negotiation of Public and Private Selves

By Fiona Warnick | February 24, 2025

“Only That Which Does Not Teach Is Irresistible.” Charlotte Wood on Faith, Mortality, and Her Booker-Shortlisted Novel

“Only That Which Does Not Teach Is Irresistible.” Charlotte Wood on Faith, Mortality, and Her Booker-Shortlisted Novel

Eric Olson Talks to the Author of “Stone Yard Devotional”

By Eric Olson | February 14, 2025

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