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Why Writing Feels So Hard (and How to Make it Easier)
April Dávila on the Neuroscience Behind Writer’s Block and What We Can Do to Conquer It
By
April Dávila
| July 22, 2026
Why We Need More Woman-Centric Retellings of
The Odyssey
“We are like Penelope, unraveling Homer’s tale for our own purposes.”
By
Mary Helen Specht
| July 21, 2026
What Romance Novels Taught Me About Writing Literary Fiction
Rowan Beaird on How Reading Romance Rewired Her Writing Brain
By
Rowan Beaird
| July 21, 2026
Sheila Heti on Talking to Everyone at Once
In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics
By
The Critic and Her Publics
| July 21, 2026
A Dialogue With the Facts: On Writing Literary Biography in a Post-Truth Age
Fiona Sampson Explores the Ways We Can Blend Reality With Fictionalization
By
Fiona Sampson
| July 20, 2026
What Writing About Bobby Kennedy Taught Me About Male Power
Carson Markland on Control, Roe v. Wade, and the Slipperiness of Biography
By
Carson Markland
| July 17, 2026
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Emily Doyle on the Subtle Tyranny of Realism
By
Emily Doyle
| July 17, 2026
Labor of Love: On Editing and the Rewards of Collaborative Effort
By
Samantha Paige Rosen
| July 17, 2026
Am I the Asshole For Being Jealous of My Friend’s Literary Success?
By
Kristen Arnett
| July 16, 2026
The Annotated Nightstand: What Mark Haber is Reading Now, and Next
Featuring Laura Vazquez, Eduardo Halfon, Ian Bostridge, and More
By
Diana Arterian
| July 16, 2026
Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors
Heather Hansman on the Important Stories That Don’t Always Get Told
By
Heather Hansman
| July 15, 2026
Writing is Magic: Why We Should All Follow Our Literary Dreams
Oana Aristide on Learning How to Pursue Her Creative Passions
By
Oana Aristide
| July 15, 2026
Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's
Iphigenia Among the Taurians
, translated by Anne Carson
In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
By
Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
| July 15, 2026
Chana Joffe-Walt on The Best Tape You Can Get
In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics
By
The Critic and Her Publics
| July 15, 2026
Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child
Eric Olson Profiles the Author of
It Will Come Back to You
By
Eric Olson
| July 14, 2026
On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp
Elizabeth H. Winthrop: “The distance between us could not be bridged—only recognized.”
By
Elizabeth H. Winthrop
| July 14, 2026
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Sara Z. Carson on Cults and Writing a Novel Inspired by the Horrors of Jonestown
September 24, 2026
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Sara Z. Carson
10 Books Where the Main Character Is, or May Be, a Psychopath
September 24, 2026
by
Hank Schwaeble
Megan Mostyn-Brown on Grounding Fictional Horror in Real Science
September 24, 2026
by
Megan Mostyn-Brown
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
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