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Connecting the Dots: On Creating Fiction from Facts

Connecting the Dots: On Creating Fiction from Facts

Beth Kephart Considers the Craft of Bringing a Fiction Writer’s Eye to Real Lives

By Beth Kephart | September 10, 2025

Beth Kephart on the Observational Lens

Beth Kephart on the Observational Lens

“It’s the stance we take toward the things we choose to see.”

By Beth Kephart | December 1, 2023

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

"We go to books for solace, and for proof, to begin again at the beginning."

By Beth Kephart | November 16, 2023

When You Start an Indie Press With Your Life Partner

When You Start an Indie Press With Your Life Partner

From Hogarth to Two Dollar Radio, Beth Kephart Looks Into Literary Labors of Love

By Beth Kephart | December 6, 2021

What Passes For Love: On the Marriage of Leonard and Virginia Woolf

What Passes For Love: On the Marriage of Leonard and Virginia Woolf

Beth Kephart: Most Writers Could Use an In-House Editor, Business Partner, and Legacy Builder

By Beth Kephart | October 28, 2020

The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

Beth Kephart on the Power of Fragmentation in Books By Sonja Livingston, Megan Stielstra, and More

By Beth Kephart | October 2, 2020

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What Are the Boundaries of a Memoir?

By Beth Kephart | April 17, 2020

Learning From Carolyn Forché's Fearlessness

By Beth Kephart | March 20, 2019

The Four Times I Became a Teacher

By Beth Kephart | September 10, 2018

Olivia Laing Sets Her Sights on Fiction

Olivia Laing Sets Her Sights on Fiction

The Lonely City Author on Changing Fortunes and New Media

By Beth Kephart | April 19, 2018

Reclaiming a Beloved Writer from the Brink of Disappearance

Reclaiming a Beloved Writer from the Brink of Disappearance

There's Value in Telling Someone: You Are Not Vanished Here

By Beth Kephart | November 16, 2017