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At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

The Forest is Full of Stories

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 11, 2018

Young Writers Need to Believe Their Stories Matter

Young Writers Need to Believe Their Stories Matter

Nick Ripatrazone on the Power of Praise

By Nick Ripatrazone | March 26, 2018

Jamie Quatro: How Should a Christian Writer Be?

Jamie Quatro: How Should a Christian Writer Be?

The author of Fire Sermon on God, sex, and Evangelical America.

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 9, 2018

W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running

W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running

Runner is a Classic, Unsung Piece of Mid-Century Filmmaking

By Nick Ripatrazone | December 14, 2017

Remembering the Great William Gass

Remembering the Great William Gass

"It must be epiphanous, yet remain an enigma."

By Nick Ripatrazone | December 8, 2017

Trying to Save the Lost Soul of College Sports

Trying to Save the Lost Soul of College Sports

In Conversation with the Author of Champions Way

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 1, 2017

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Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 31, 2017

Boxing is Always in Crisis: On Joyce Carol Oates, Floyd Mayweather, and Conor McGregor

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On My High School Obsession with UFOs

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Is Richard Brautigan's Most Famous Novel a Minor Masterpiece or Naive Relic?

Is Richard Brautigan's Most Famous Novel a Minor Masterpiece or Naive Relic?

Trout Fishing in America Turns 50: Is it a True American Classic?

By Nick Ripatrazone | June 7, 2017

On the Importance of the Public School Novel, Right Now

On the Importance of the Public School Novel, Right Now

Moving Beyond the Prep School Canon

By Nick Ripatrazone | February 27, 2017

30 Years Later, Scorsese Makes His <em>Silence</em>

30 Years Later, Scorsese Makes His Silence

On Shūsaku Endō’s Eponymous Source Novel

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 17, 2017

In Praise of the Great Thom Jones

In Praise of the Great Thom Jones

Remembering the Boisterous, Blue-Collar Fiction of an American Master

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 24, 2016

The Birth of a Small Town Bookstore

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A Former Nurse Brings Black Dog Books to Newton, New Jersey

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The Most Literary Book Ever Written About Bodybuilding

The Most Literary Book Ever Written About Bodybuilding

William Giraldi on New Jersey and Writing A Memoir

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 9, 2016

Oedipa Maas: Our Guide to Contemporary Paranoia

Oedipa Maas: Our Guide to Contemporary Paranoia

The Ongoing Relevance of Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49, 50 Years Later

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 7, 2016

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