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Richard Russo on Words and Their Arrangement

Richard Russo on Words and Their Arrangement

Considering Townes Van Zandt's "Pancho and Lefty"

By Richard Russo | May 23, 2025

Rebecca Solnit! Ocean Vuong! Axe murders! 27 new books out today.

Rebecca Solnit! Ocean Vuong! Axe murders! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 13, 2025

21 new books out today!

21 new books out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 25, 2023

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

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

Featuring Caleb Azumah Nelson, Kate Myers, Richard Russo, and More

By Teddy Wayne | July 11, 2023

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By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

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By Jonny Diamond | February 16, 2023

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On My Most Embarrassing Literary Encounters (So Far)

By Matthew Norman | June 17, 2021

That You Loved?">What Did You Read This Year
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By Literary Hub | December 18, 2020

Richard Russo on Secrets, Lies, and Men's Underwear Choices in Small Town America

Richard Russo on Secrets, Lies, and Men's Underwear Choices in Small Town America

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By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | June 10, 2020

Chances Are...

Chances Are...

Richard Russo

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 12, 2019

The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

The Hate Mail I Got When I Wrote About My Hometown in Upstate New York

Brock Clarke On Capturing the Messy, Individual Voices of Little Falls

By Brock Clarke | August 8, 2019

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Memories of the Family and Obligations Past

By Richard Russo | July 18, 2019

Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of Summer

Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of Summer

What to Read at the Beach. (Or in a Cafe. Or on the Porch. Or Sitting in a Chair.)

By Literary Hub | June 5, 2019

Richard Russo on Loving Flawed Family Members

Richard Russo on Loving Flawed Family Members

"Like My Grandfather and Father, I Don’t Demand or Expect Perfection in Those I Love"

By Richard Russo | May 11, 2018

"Milton and Marcus"

Richard Russo

By Lit Hub Excerpts | May 5, 2017