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Chris Jackson on the Privilege of Being an Editor, and Publishing’s Systemic Problems
Literary HubRead his acceptance speech for The Center for Fiction Medal for Editorial Excellence.
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Inua Ellams on Writing The Half-God of Rainfall
Inua EllamsThe Half-God of Rainfall is a many-layered thing and has been described as an epic revenge fantasy on love and basketball, a meditation...
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Family Histories
Roxana RobinsonIn this essay, award-winning author Roxana Robinson writes about the fascinating subject of her uncle, Dr. William Beecher Scoville, a neurosurgeon...
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A Tribute to Edith Grossman
Honoring one of the most celebrated literary translators of our time on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
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First Fiction
Alexander CheeThere is an exercise I have my students do, one I invented. Think of a story your family tells about you to any newcomer, usually from your early childhood.
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Our Other Futures
Malka OlderIn this essay, author Malka Older reflects on her time as a humanitarian aid worker in Darfur and how it influenced her near-future political...
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Moby-Dick and In the Heart of the Sea
Sheridan HayAuthor Sheridan Hay looks at the legacy of popular whaling stories and the lasting reach of Melville’s classic.
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Re-Vision
Mitchell S. JacksonLet me tell you how I got popped. Let me start with a couple of hours pre the arrest, when I was in medias res cooking dope in the house I shared—a...
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Stronger by Way of Breaking or How to Handle the Failed Election
Anna DunnIn this personal essay, writer Anna Dunn reflects on her experiences before and after the election, and challenges each of us to ‘see’...
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The Science of Magical Thinking
Kristopher JansmaSaleem Sinai, the narrator of Salman Rushdie’s 1981 novel, Midnight’s Children, is born at exactly midnight on the 15th of August...