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Working Writers: Nalini Jones on How Having a Day Job in Music Helped Her Write a Novel

Working Writers: Nalini Jones on How Having a Day Job in Music Helped Her Write a Novel

The Author of “The Unbroken Coast” Riffs on the Power of Holding a Job in Another Industry

By Nalini Jones | August 18, 2025

How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer

How Working at a Grocery Store Helped Me Become a Better Writer

Karleigh Frisbie Brogan Considers the Benefits and Trade-Offs of a Non-Literary Day Job

By Karleigh Frisbie Brogan | August 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

“It’s Not Just About the Job.” Between Humanity and Productivity in the Workplace

“It’s Not Just About the Job.” Between Humanity and Productivity in the Workplace

Mark Larson Explores the Impact and Consequences of the Depersonalization of Labor in 21st-Century America

By Mark Larson | June 5, 2024

“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

“I Enjoy It Somethin’ Terrible.” Studs Terkel Talks to Babe Secoli About Her Work as a Supermarket Checker

From “Working,” the Classic Oral History of Americans' Working Lives

By Studs Terkel | May 15, 2024

Why the Elderly Make the Best Customers: On Bookselling in an Aging Town

Why the Elderly Make the Best Customers: On Bookselling in an Aging Town

“I’ve grown to appreciate how aware of time I am, in a way that I wouldn’t be elsewhere.”

By Samantha Ladwig | April 18, 2024

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In Service: Writers on Making Ends Meet in the Service Industry

By Literary Hub | April 17, 2024

Literary Hub is Seeking a Regular, Part-Time Writer

By Literary Hub | March 1, 2024

Landlord, Teacher, Writer: Brandi Wells on Learning to Separate Themself From Their Job(s)

By Brandi Wells | January 31, 2024

The Cult of the Hustle: Why We All Want to Become Our Own Boss

The Cult of the Hustle: Why We All Want to Become Our Own Boss

Benjamin C. Waterhouse on the Economic and Political Factors Behind the Current Gig Economy

By Benjamin C. Waterhouse | January 22, 2024

What Working Minimum-Wage Jobs Taught Me About Writing Novels

What Working Minimum-Wage Jobs Taught Me About Writing Novels

Joanne McNeil on Patricia Highsmith, Classism, and Finding Raw Material in Staff Workrooms

By Joanne McNeil | November 14, 2023

On Millennial Writers and the Need for New Narratives of Work

On Millennial Writers and the Need for New Narratives of Work

Bryony Lau Considers the Reinvention of the First Job Memoir

By Bryony Lau | March 15, 2023

Ashley Recanati on Protecting Your Job From the “Smart” Machines of the AI Revolution

Ashley Recanati on Protecting Your Job From the “Smart” Machines of the AI Revolution

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 6, 2023

Someone wants to pay you $200 for every novel you read. Really!

Someone wants to pay you $200 for every novel you read. Really!

By Emily Firetog | May 17, 2022

Such a great age: Happy birthday to Lit Hub—you’re seven years old!

Such a great age: Happy birthday to Lit Hub—you’re seven years old!

By Jonny Diamond | April 8, 2022

Bill McKibben: How to Fix Unemployment While Fighting the Climate Crisis

Bill McKibben: How to Fix Unemployment While Fighting the Climate Crisis

On Coronavirus and the Massive Jobs Program that Could Mobilize America

By Bill McKibben | May 28, 2020

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