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How to Turn Into a Bird

How to Turn Into a Bird

Maria Jose Ferrada (trans. Elizabeth Bryer)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 9, 2022

Cover reveal: See the cover for Jane Wong's <em>Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City</em>.

Cover reveal: See the cover for Jane Wong's Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City.

By Literary Hub | October 27, 2022

Why We Should Reach Out When We’re Lonely—Even If No One Answers

Why We Should Reach Out When We’re Lonely—Even If No One Answers

On Golden Records, Space Probes, and Kristen Radtke’s Seek You

By Ethan Chatagnier | October 18, 2022

“My Journal Became My Confidant.” Coming of Age as a Queer Jamaican Boy in the Belly of America

“My Journal Became My Confidant.” Coming of Age as a Queer Jamaican Boy in the Belly of America

Prince Shakur on Seeking Solace in Books in His Tumultuous Early Teenage Years

By Prince Shakur | October 5, 2022

Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

Elizabeth Brooks Recommends Books by E.M. Delafield, Margaret Forster, and More

By Elizabeth Brooks | September 28, 2022

On Wildness and Communication: Exploring the Inner Lives of Animals in Fiction

On Wildness and Communication: Exploring the Inner Lives of Animals in Fiction

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri on the Inspiration Behind Her Debut Collection

By Talia Lakshmi Kolluri | September 8, 2022

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Nina Mingya Powles is Reading Now and Next

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“Mixed girl’s Hakka phrasebook.” A Poem by Nina Mingya Powles

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From World Wars to Airborne Fairies: How History, Myth, and Folklore Shape Our Stories

By Emma Seckel | August 3, 2022

Morgan Talty on Capturing the Uniqueness of Tribal Settings and Finding the Logic of a Story

Morgan Talty on Capturing the Uniqueness of Tribal Settings and Finding the Logic of a Story

The Author of Night of the Living Rez Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | July 12, 2022

Repetition Ruins a Narrative: On Trying to Create Amid the Sameness of Pandemic Parenting

Repetition Ruins a Narrative: On Trying to Create Amid the Sameness of Pandemic Parenting

Rosalie Knecht Considers the Narrative Machines That Power Fiction and Therapy

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Seeking Respite in Landscape: On Following Henry David Thoreau’s Walks

Seeking Respite in Landscape: On Following Henry David Thoreau’s Walks

Ben Shattuck Traces the Beginnings of a Journey

By Ben Shattuck | April 19, 2022

Shelf Talkers: The Bookshop in East Nashville, Tennessee

Shelf Talkers: The Bookshop in East Nashville, Tennessee

Booksellers from The Bookshop Share Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | April 11, 2022

Little Foxes Took Up Matches

Little Foxes Took Up Matches

Katya Kazbek

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 8, 2022

Exclusive cover reveal: Talia Lakshmi Kolluri's <em>What We Fed to the Manticore</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Talia Lakshmi Kolluri's What We Fed to the Manticore.

By Literary Hub | March 28, 2022

Elissa Washuta on Michael Lewis, Tommy Orange, and Indigenous Literature

Elissa Washuta on Michael Lewis, Tommy Orange, and Indigenous Literature

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