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Catherine Newman on the Humor of the Unexpected

Catherine Newman on the Humor of the Unexpected

“Anything catching on fire and crashing through the chimney into the living room is funny—but it’s really funny if it’s raccoons.”

By Catherine Newman | October 31, 2025

Wreck

Wreck

Catherine Newman

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 27, 2025

“Literature is a Force For Peace and Solidarity.” On Writing a Novel of the War in Ukraine

“Literature is a Force For Peace and Solidarity.” On Writing a Novel of the War in Ukraine

Sam Wachman Unpacks the Challenges of Sharing Truths in Fiction

By Sam Wachman | August 13, 2025

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

Madeline Potter Explores the Development of Romani Culture and Identity Across Europe

By Madeline Potter | July 15, 2025

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On <em>Black Panther</em> and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On Black Panther and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Ekow Eshun Explores the Possibilities of Black Futures That Transcend the Expectations of Modernity

By Ekow Eshun | July 11, 2025

A Series of Unfortunate Salaries: <br>Maris Kreizman on Fighting the Publishing Industry’s Elitism

A Series of Unfortunate Salaries:
Maris Kreizman on Fighting the Publishing Industry’s Elitism

The Author of “I Want to Burn This Place Down” Unionizes Against the Big Five’s Unlivable Wages

By Maris Kreizman | July 1, 2025

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Meg Waite Clayton on Fictionalizing Hollywood’s Blacklist Era

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Three Kids, Three Pasts: Tennessee Hill on Using Multiple POVs to Explore Shared Memory

By Tennessee Hill | June 25, 2025

Jess Walter Eats Breakfast Three or Four Times While Writing (and Other Literary Tidbits)

By Literary Hub | June 10, 2025

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Explore AI History, the Cold War, and a Fatally Overhyped Idea

By Literary Hub | May 13, 2025

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

On Being a Parent and a Memoirist

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Inventing Truths: What Toni Morrison’s Fiction Taught Me About Writing Memoir

Inventing Truths: What Toni Morrison’s Fiction Taught Me About Writing Memoir

Bridgett M. Davis on the Creative Lessons Learned From an Icon of American Literature

By Bridgett M. Davis | April 7, 2025

What the Mysterious Mating Habits of an Enigmatic Species Reveal About the Secrets of Evolution

What the Mysterious Mating Habits of an Enigmatic Species Reveal About the Secrets of Evolution

Matt Ridley on the Paradoxical Pickiness of the Black Grouse

By Matt Ridley | March 24, 2025

Paul Lisicky on Joni Mitchell, Anti-Memoirs, and How Songwriting Influences His Nonfiction

Paul Lisicky on Joni Mitchell, Anti-Memoirs, and How Songwriting Influences His Nonfiction

The Author of “Song So Wild and Blue” in Conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg

By Emma Copley Eisenberg | February 24, 2025

How the Twin Desires of Connection and Autonomy Motivate Us to Success

How the Twin Desires of Connection and Autonomy Motivate Us to Success

William von Hippel on the Psychology Behind the Human Need for Independence and Acceptance

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The Best of the Bard: Nine Literary Works That Radically Reimagine Shakespeare

The Best of the Bard: Nine Literary Works That Radically Reimagine Shakespeare

Grace Tiffany Recommends David Wroblewski, Dorothy Dunnett, Richard Adams, and More

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