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Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

In the Presence of the Long Faultless Tongue of God

By Kaveh Akbar | September 12, 2017

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

Josh Weil Considers How Hard It Is to Drown All His Darlings

By Josh Weil | September 12, 2017

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

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By Emily Temple | September 12, 2017

Can the <em>New York Times'</em> Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

Can the New York Times' Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

On Winning the "American Idol" of Aspiring Memoirists

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The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

When Sent, Our Careful Construction is Turned into Vulnerability

By Meghan Forbes | September 7, 2017

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

Words of Wisdom from Those Who Publish (and Do Not Perish)

By Helen Sword | September 7, 2017

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