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Five Experimental Anti-Novels That Break the Form (Beautifully)

Five Experimental Anti-Novels That Break the Form (Beautifully)

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By Dan Leach | July 3, 2025

Clarence A. Haynes on Finding the Soundscape of Your Novel

Clarence A. Haynes on Finding the Soundscape of Your Novel

“I needed sounds that were lush, that could carry these characters’ emotional weight.”

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Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

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By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 3, 2025

Jessica Berger Gross on the Special Euphoria of Debuting as a Novelist in Her 50s

Jessica Berger Gross on the Special Euphoria of Debuting as a Novelist in Her 50s

The Author of “Hazel Says No” Shares What She Learned from Decades of Doubt

By Jessica Berger Gross | July 2, 2025

Other, Better Worlds: Pip Adam on the Possibilities of Politically Engaged Speculative Fiction

Other, Better Worlds: Pip Adam on the Possibilities of Politically Engaged Speculative Fiction

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Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini on Bola Agbaje's Gone Too Far!

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