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Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

By Jonny Diamond | June 7, 2021

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Edward Slingerland Considers the History of—and Science Behind—Alcohol as Muse

By Edward Slingerland | June 7, 2021

On Writing Through a Residency That Never Happened (But Did?)

On Writing Through a Residency That Never Happened (But Did?)

Marta Bausells Puzzles Over the Conundrum of Time and Space

By Marta Bausells | June 7, 2021

WATCH: Raven Leilani in Conversation with Pandora Sykes at the Hay Festival

WATCH: Raven Leilani in Conversation with Pandora Sykes at the Hay Festival

The Debut Novelist Discusses Her New Book, Luster

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 7, 2021

Matthew Clark Davison on Care, Abuse, and the Narrative Possibilities of Brotherhood

Matthew Clark Davison on Care, Abuse, and the Narrative Possibilities of Brotherhood

The Author of Doubting Thomas in Conversation with Paul Lisicky

By Paul Lisicky | June 7, 2021

What Novels Can Borrow from the Sweeping Mythology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

What Novels Can Borrow from the Sweeping Mythology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Benjamin Percy on Creating a New World Within the Old

By Benjamin Percy | June 4, 2021

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The Advantages of Failure: What Thoreau Taught Me About Journal Writing

By David Gessner | June 4, 2021

Why Andrea Stewart Didn’t Want to Write Another Patriarchal Fantasy Novel

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Making the Tricky Switch From Writing Adult Literature to Children’s

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By Vanessa Willoughby | June 4, 2021

Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

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"It morphs as it builds. It refuses to hold still."

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2021

WATCH: Angie Thomas Talks to Jenny Valentine at the Hay Festival

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The Author Discusses the Film Adaptation of The Hate U Give and Her New Novel, Concrete Rose

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Wallace Shawn on His Classic, “Why I Call Myself a Socialist”

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In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

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Zakiya Dalila Harris on Fictionalizing the Publishing Industry from the Inside

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Fictionalizing the Publishing Industry from the Inside

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | June 3, 2021

Doireann Ní Ghríofa: On Writing and Embodying a Female Text

Doireann Ní Ghríofa: On Writing and Embodying a Female Text

Lori Feathers Talks to the Author of A Ghost in the Throat

By Lori Feathers | June 3, 2021

The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Fictionalizing the Life of a Great Artist

The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Fictionalizing the Life of a Great Artist

Lorenza Pieri on Finding Inspiration in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden

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