How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

Paul Slovak on Pascal Covici, the Editor Who Nurtured Some of the Most Iconic Names in Literature

By Paul Slovak | September 16, 2025

The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

“Once society’s fallibility becomes apparent, everything else comes into question.”

By Alejandro Varela | September 9, 2025

“Never Had a Dirty Book Done So Badly.” On Some Unlikely Books First Published with Viking

“Never Had a Dirty Book Done So Badly.” On Some Unlikely Books First Published with Viking

Paul Slovak Digs Into Titles by Leonard Cohen, John Williams, Alfred Doblin, and More

By Paul Slovak | September 8, 2025

Loved One

Loved One

Aisha Muharrar

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 12, 2025

Moderation

Moderation

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 6, 2025

Learning Luxury: Exploring the History and Practice of High-End Hospitality

Learning Luxury: Exploring the History and Practice of High-End Hospitality

Maggie Stiefvater: “Here is another way luxury differs from wealth. Wealth does what you tell it to. Luxury surprises you.”

By Maggie Stiefvater | June 4, 2025

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Molly Jong-Fast on Human Frailty and Unlearning Erica Jong’s Lessons

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On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

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Donal Ryan on Embracing the Evolution of Language While Preserving Its Essence

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Dwyer Murphy Explains How to Build a House (in Your Novel)

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“I needed to know about houses—big and rambling houses, and how they alter people.”

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Favorite Daughter

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The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

Susannah Cahalan on the Disappearing Acts and Unseen Influences of Timothy Leary’s Wife

By Susannah Cahalan | April 23, 2025

What Makes the Octopus So Worthy of Our Eternal Fascination

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Drew Harvell Explores the Otherworldly Oceanic Lives of Cephalopods

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Religion Meets the Swinging Sixties: How Western Christianity Confronted a Decade of Change

Religion Meets the Swinging Sixties: How Western Christianity Confronted a Decade of Change

Diarmaid MacCulloch Explores the Relationship Between Ecclesiastical Tradition and New Morality

By Diarmaid MacCulloch | April 16, 2025

Dissolving Certainties: On Reading the Complex Story of Carbon in Our World

Dissolving Certainties: On Reading the Complex Story of Carbon in Our World

Paul Hawken Merges Science and Indigenous Wisdom on a Heating Planet

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The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

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Ada Calhoun on Finding Community as a Professional Writer

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