Language teachers Joyce and Mallarmé show how multilingual experience transforms fiction through etymology, mispronunciation, and the accidental poetry of classroom mistakes.

Branwell Brontë’s alcohol-fueled death in September 1848 provided his sister Emily with intimate knowledge of mortality that would shape Wuthering Heights.

Oscar Hijuelos’ widow discovers 2,000-page unpublished novel among the Pulitzer winner’s papers, revealing his final thoughts on mortality.

Five authors abandon marketing speak to describe their new books honestly, revealing influences from tennis meltdowns to Planter’s Cheese Balls in Lit Hub’s monthly questionnaire.