How a Lightning Strike Affected Nafissa Thompson-Spires’ Identity—and Her Novel’s Main Character
A novelist recalls her own lightning strike and her family's dark electrical history, inspiring a debut novel about a troubled man's origins.
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Lydia Millet Explains the Double Structure Behind ‘Fair Ones’
Lydia Millet discusses her dual-narrative novel Fair Ones, grief, friendship, and the Jon Hamm cameo.
Adam Wilson on Plot vs. “Concept” (and Why He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)
Author Adam Wilson discusses why plot is difficult but satisfying, and why his new novel Fail Sons avoids a Yankees fan premise.
Halo Studios Says It Is Absolutely Its Intent to Release New Halo Book Despite Layoffs
Halo Studios confirms 'Fireteam Noble' and 'Burn the Road Home' novels are still coming despite layoffs and Activision's rumored lore reboot.
Diaz’s New Novel Tracks How Power Works Through Everyday Life, Not Through a Dystopian World
A novel of ruin, where the state has fallen yet crime is low and punk bands still play — the author fights the dystopia label.
Vollmann’s New Novel Traces American Foreign Policy Through Decades of War — Here’s What It Covers
Vollmann explains why his sprawling novel about American foreign policy from the Cold War to 9/11 took so long to write.
Lit Hub’s Book Review Roundup This Week, Headlined by Anahid Nersessian on Dad Had a Bad Day
A review of a novel wherein a father seeks perfection through relentless self-optimization, praised for its satire and tenderness.
How ‘Andor’ Changed the Way We Think About the Rebellion’s Earliest Days
A novel fills in gaps from the Star Wars series Andor, revealing origins, betrayals, and secrets long left unsaid.
Eckstein couple’s Disney romance sells out as two new books climb bestseller lists
A husband and wife publish twin memoir and novel on the same day, each a bestseller, telling of love, triumph, and Star Wars magic.
How One Woman Filled Her Small Town’s Bookstore Gap by Opening a Used-Book Shop
A novelist hears a friend's call to open a bookstore in her small town, and finds the answer was always in the novel she wrote.