• Craft and Advice

    Book Dreams

    Sunjeev Sahota on Class and Belonging, in His Childhood and His Son’s

    By Book Dreams  December 2, 2021
    Reality TV

    How Watching British Reality TV Helped Me Finish My Novel

    By Kirthana Ramisetti  December 1, 2021
    Archives

    On the Little-Known Archives Keeping Civil Rights Activists’ Stories Alive

    By Suzanne Cope  December 1, 2021
    Creativity

    Shocked Into Dreaming: Why Puppets Inspire My Creativity and Spark My Curiosity

    By Elizabeth Weiss  December 1, 2021
    Poetry

    “Creating Lines in Response.” An Interview with Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin

    By Peter Mishler  December 1, 2021
    Thresholds

    “This Is Where My Soul Is.’ James Han Mattson on Writing About Race and Fractured Identities

    By Thresholds   December 1, 2021
    Historical Fiction

    Meg Waite Clayton on Finding New Ways to Tell Old Stories

    By Jane Ciabattari  December 1, 2021
    The Writing Life

    From Construction to Teaching: Seven Writers On Their Day Jobs

    By Emily Alexander  November 30, 2021
    First Draft

    EJ Levy on the Complicated Life of James Miranda Barry

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   November 30, 2021
    Authors in the Tent

    Shelley Blanton-Stroud On the Different Ways We Mythologize the Past

    By The Virtual Book Channel  November 30, 2021
    Graphic Novels

    Mirion Malle: “Let’s Talk About Mental Health Without Pointing Blame”

    By Sophie Yanow  November 29, 2021
    The Writing Life

    On Finally Finding an Authentic Voice (After Writing Several Dozen Books)

    By Mark Scarbrough  November 29, 2021
    Labor

    How My Passion Project Led to Burnout: On the Bittersweet Rewards of Creative Risks

    By Leigh Stein  November 29, 2021
    Thresholds

    Aimee Bender on Creating Structure to Ward Off Writing Dread

    By Thresholds   November 24, 2021
    FUSE

    Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


    By FUSE: A BOMB Podcast   November 24, 2021
    Writing Advice

    If You Want to Write a Novel, Start with a Plan

    By Stephanie Gangi  November 24, 2021
    New Books Network

    Joanna FitzPatrick on Blending History and Fiction in Her New Book

    By New Books Network  November 24, 2021
    Storytelling

    Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

    By Jonathan Gottschall  November 24, 2021
    Writing

    Ann Patchett on Creating the Work Space You Need

    By Ann Patchett  November 23, 2021
    I'm a Writer But

    Brendan Mathews on Writing a “Big” Book

    By I'm a Writer But   November 23, 2021
    French literature

    The Methodology of Musicality: On Translating the Literary Lyricism of The Last One

    By Lara Vergnaud  November 23, 2021
    First Draft

    “Living in America Is Like Living in an In-Law’s House.” Nawaaz Ahmed on Writing a Queer, Immigrant Story

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   November 22, 2021
    The Writing Life

    Gary Shteyngart: Three Simple Tricks for Writing Your Novel FAST!!!

    By Gary Shteyngart  November 19, 2021
    The Literary Life

    Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

    By The Literary Life  November 19, 2021
    New Books Network

    Greta Kelly on Witches, Magic, and the Complexities of Power in Her New Book

    By New Books Network  November 19, 2021
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