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LitStack is excited to bring you Allie Coker’s interview of Lewis Buzbee, author of Diver, …

To our LitStack readers and writers, we hope you enjoy this LitStack author interview of …

For querying writers hoping to publish that first book, the challenge of querying for representation …

In this LitStack Rec, let’s explore the myriad benefits of page turning and its potential …

Who’s Looking At Me? Sitting in a plush café booth on a sun-soaked Berkeley morning, …

Consider Self-Hosting Are you a looking to find your home online or make your mark …

What is the Best Advice for Writers? Being a writer isn’t always an easy gig. …

Two LitStack Recs this week! How fantastic is that? Take a look at the books …

Essential podcasts for writers to get you started with fascinating conversations, writing advice, sources of …

Use screenwriting books to learn how to bring extra dimensions to your fiction. Think Outside …

We are here to help you find some balance in your writing. We recommend five …

Everything is seamless to the audience of a Broadway show like the award-winning musical Hadestown. …

When you’re a writer, there seems to be an overabundance of folks who want to …

What Does It Mean To Go Beyond Story? For many writers, the books they read …

For writers and readers, the sentence is the coin of the realm, the catch that …

My friend, Dave Robison, spoke recently of creating his own mythology and it got me …

In keeping with providing you writer types with the best intel on the industry and …

  Samantha is a Junior Agent at Writers House.  She graduated from the University of …

 Kelly has her B.S.Ed. in English and originally became a teacher. She quickly found out …

Laura Zats graduated from Grinnell College with degrees in English and anthropology. She began working in …

Prior to joining LGR in 2016, Sarah began her publishing career in trade fiction editorial …

In a career spanning 15 years, Jenny Bent has made a practice of making bestsellers …

Amy Tannenbaum began her book publishing career with a brief stint at Harlequin where she …

  LitStack recently sat down with writer, editor—and now indie publisher—Peg Alford Pursell, a literary …

Patricia Nelson joined Marsal Lyon Literary Agency in 2014. She represents adult, young adult, and middle grade …

Kimberly Brower represents a wide range of authors, particularly those who write contemporary romance, women’s …

Sarah Younger has been with Nancy Yost Literary Agency since 2011, having previously been an …

The Night Angel Trilogy The Way of Shadows / Shadow’s Edge / Beyond the Shadows …

Kimberly Witherspoon, at age 26, founded her own literary agency, which quickly became one of …

The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being …

Pam van Hylckama Vlieg started her literary career as assistant to Laurie McLean, of Foreword …

We all have heard the stories about great works being rejected by publishers.  Many of …

Interview with Emma Patterson, Literary Agent, Brandt & Hochman LS: I know that you were …

I contacted Adam Schuitema not long after finishing Freshwater Boys. His stories were so vivid, his …