THE LABOR OF BEING lies at the heart of Sinking Bell , Bojan Louis’s first short-story collection, which made NPR’s list of “Books We Love” from 2022. In the context of genocidal colonialism, forced assimilation, and the cultural erasure of Diné voices, existing at all constitutes an act of strength. While history necessarily marks these
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter— sign up here . “How do I write sober?” was the big question that sobriety raised. I told the alcoholics who were helping me, “If it comes down to a choice between my creativity and my sobriety, I don’t know that I will choose sobriety.”
Carl Larsson’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in the forest via Wikimedia Commons This is one of those stories that begins with a female body,” opens Erica Berry’s evocative exploration of wolves, fear, and the female experience, Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear . Though the body Berry speaks
From global warming to a reality show set on Mars, and from “My Hijacking” to “My Murder,” we bring you an eclectic selection of recommended books this week. In fiction, Gina Apostol’s novel “La Tercera” braids a mother-daughter story with a history of the Philippines, Deborah Willis’s “Girlfriend on Mars” imagines the above-mentioned reality show
Great writers often have notes for ideas that never quite fully bake. Those notes may not have become books, poems or stories yet, but they continue to simmer in the writers’ imaginations, waiting for the chance to catch fire and take form – maybe that would be flambe. Our next guest can help me fix
Great writers often have notes for ideas that never quite fully bake. Those notes may not have become books, poems or stories yet, but they continue to simmer in the writers’ imaginations, waiting for the chance to catch fire and take form – maybe that would be flambe. Our next guest can help me fix
Great writers often have notes for ideas that never quite fully bake. Those notes may not have become books, poems or stories yet, but they continue to simmer in the writers’ imaginations, waiting for the chance to catch fire and take form – maybe that would be flambe. Our next guest can help me fix
Note: Ruta Sepetys will discuss her book ‘You: The Story’ in conversation with Katie McDougall, Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Porch on Saturday, July 15 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series, presented in partnership with Humanities Tennessee, Chapter 16
When I first wrote about my experience in the Marines as a college student, the work was unreadable. The fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction I produced for my undergraduate workshops scarcely transcended the angry thoughts in my head to amount to more than angry rants on the page. I was upset about my experience in
Tessa Hadley’s After the Funeral , David Lipsky’s The Parrot and the Igloo , Nicole Flattery’s Nothing Special , and Laura Cumming’s Thunderclap all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week. Brought to you by Book Marks , Lit Hub’s “Rotten Tomatoes for books.” * Fiction 1. After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley
