The Exuberant Diversity of Ukrainian Literature
When Russia invaded Ukraine one year ago, the region of Sumy, just northeast of Kyiv, came under intense bombardment, endangering the house where Anton Chekhov spent...
9 Books That Rethink Our Narratives About Health and Healing
In their Grammy-winning comeback song “Not Ready to Make Nice,” the (formerly Dixie) Chicks sing, “They say time heals everything but I’m still waiting.” The lyrics...
Escaping Society by Living on Top of a Coca-Cola Billboard
In Maria José Ferrada’s lucid, minimalist How to Turn into a Bird, Ramón’s job is to take care of a Coca-Cola billboard in a Chilean community....
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Isle McElroy’s “People Collide”
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for acclaimed writer Isle McElroy’s sophomore novel, People Collide, which will be published by HarperCollins this September. When...
Four Ways of Looking at a Campus Murder
Excerpt from I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai “You’ve heard of her,” I say—a challenge, an assurance. To the woman on the neighboring...
What Dickens and Prince Teach Us About Creativity
There’s a certain kind of perfectionism that we associate with artistic genius. Consider, for example, James Joyce, the patron saint of literary obsessiveness, working for years...
The William Trevor Reader: “The Paradise Lounge”
The set-up for “The Paradise Lounge” is simple but effective. Beatrice and her lover have stopped for the night in the titular lounge, a shabby hotel...
Jai Chakrabarti Wants to Know His Characters Intimately
I had the good fortune to be introduced to Jai Chakrabarti by my writer friend Amy Gottlieb, who correctly suspected that I’d love Jai’s work. His...
How To Write A Screenplay: 3 Best Practices To Help You Write A Compelling Script
If you’ve ever watched your favorite book transform into a feature film, you may have wondered how to write a screenplay. What do writers keep that...
Tim Blake Nelson Brings Hollywood to the Page
Tim Blake Nelson‘s sprawling debut novel, City Of Blows, examines the power dynamics of Hollywood through the lives Tinsel Town movers and shakers. City of Blows follows...
