Essays
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Essays
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 Ellams
The 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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All Essays
Browse every essay by series and author!
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Family Histories
Roxana Robinson
In 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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EssaysWhy Fiction Matters
First Fiction
Alexander Chee
There 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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EssaysThe Story of the Book
Our Other Futures
Malka Older
In 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 Hay
Author Sheridan Hay looks at the legacy of popular whaling stories and the lasting reach of Melville’s classic.
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EssaysWhy Fiction Matters
Re-Vision
Mitchell S. Jackson
Let 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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EssaysLines of Resistance
Stronger by Way of Breaking or How to Handle the Failed Election
Anna Dunn
In this personal essay, writer Anna Dunn reflects on her experiences before and after the election, and challenges each of us to ‘see’...