Literary Hub, upon learning that May is Short Story Month, decided to mark the occasion by sharing a tale each weekday. Here are the free-to-read-online short stories from the final week of the month. “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” by...
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency is mixing the old with the new to create some great literary humor. Specifically, Walt Whitman's poetic questions are answered by Taylor Swift song lyrics. Wrap up the workweek right with this romantic conversa...
Publishing expert Jane Friedman hosts a running column called Ask the Editor, and recently, a question came in that actually seemed more relevant to readers versus authors. The question: "What are specific guidelines for beta readers?" pose...
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past day ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice! US poet laureate Ada Limón has written a poem that will be engraved on the NASA spacecraft that's headed to Jupiter's moo...