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Ed Park Can’t Stop Thinking About Zabar’s Strudel

Ed Park Can’t Stop Thinking About Zabar’s Strudel

The Author of “An Oral History of Atlantis” Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | July 29, 2025

Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel

Eric Puchner: How to Be Funny When Writing a Novel

“When in doubt, leave the reaction out.”

By Eric Puchner | February 21, 2025

He Got Away With Everything: Reading <em>True Grit</em> After the Reelection of Donald Trump

He Got Away With Everything: Reading True Grit After the Reelection of Donald Trump

Piers Gelly Considers Charles Portis’s Masterpiece in the Long Shadow of 2016

By Piers Gelly | January 10, 2025

When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

Carter Bays on the Transition from Scripts to Books, and Learning to Trust His Own Style

By Carter Bays | June 10, 2022

Bud Smith on the Quintessential “Road Trip” Novel

Bud Smith on the Quintessential “Road Trip” Novel

The Author of Teenager Recommends Tove Jansson, Tim O'Brien, and More

By Bud Smith | May 10, 2022

R.I.P. Charles Portis, Great American Writer.

R.I.P. Charles Portis, Great American Writer.

By Dan Sheehan | February 18, 2020

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