1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (350+ words) Kuang and I spoke earlier this month—she is as smart in person as she is on the page, funny, insightful, and extremely curious. An edited version of our conversation follows: Adam Dalva: Your book activates so much nostalgia—of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (405+ words) Literary Hub This Week in Literary History: William S. Burroughs Kills Joan Vollmer in a Drunken Game of “William Tell” The Most Notorious Party “Game” in Literary History On the afternoon of September 6, 1951, in a friend’s Mexico City apartment, a drunk…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (145+ words) But isn’t desire the place where so many stories begin? Someone wants something. And then something gets in the way of that wanting, and all of a sudden, we have the conflict and we have a story. Tips for Writing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (303+ words) Literary Hub Lit Hub Weekly: August 31 - September 4, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - Marlon James tells Eric Olson about (finally!) writing a novel that draws from his life. | Lit Hub In Conversation - “Terror wasn’t the only weapon the Nazis used…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (208+ words) Literary Hub Lit Hub Weekly: August 24 - 28, 2026 THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET - “Jason was not just hounded out of academia, he was hounded out of existence.” Steven Thrasher on the killing Jason Arday. ​| Lit Hub Politics - Long live Dolly Parton,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (778+ words) The Mechanics’ Institute, one of the oldest cultural institutions on the West Coast, is now home to a thrilling archive of LGBTQ+ children’s literature. The Tarpey–Schwed LGBT Families Children’s Book Special Collection features more than 200 queer-friendly kids’ books published…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (319+ words) “What do you want?” she asks. And when the boy doesn’t answer, she repeats herself, almost brusquely, “What do you want?” Then he makes as if to get up, and she takes a step back. She’s still wearing the rubber gloves…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (678+ words) I medicate myself with an Asahi and a packet of sour gummy worms to avoid dwelling on this morbid thought for too long. you’re kinda cute:) The rest is history, as they say. My phone lights up with a new…...