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Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction
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Kristen Arnett
| October 30, 2025
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| October 2, 2025
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James Folta
| September 22, 2025
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| September 17, 2025
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| May 9, 2025
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Literary Hub
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New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!
featuring a bookseller roundtable, John Mutter of Shelf Awareness, and more poetry!
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Drew Broussard
| April 25, 2025
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featuring a bookseller roundtable, John Mutter of Shelf Awareness, and more poetry!
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| April 25, 2025
Something Good in the World: Let’s Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend
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| April 24, 2025
How Lewis Michaux Channeled a Passion For Knowledge Into Building His Harlem Bookstore
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Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
| April 9, 2025
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