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The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: Philip Roth vs. James Salter

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: Philip Roth vs. James Salter

Judge Alexander Chee Picks a Winner

By Alexander Chee | March 31, 2016

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: John Cleland vs. Bram Stoker

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: John Cleland vs. Bram Stoker

Judge Molly Crabapple Picks a Winner

By Molly Crabapple | March 31, 2016

To Be A Mother, To Be A Writer

To Be A Mother, To Be A Writer

Lynn Steger Strong on seeking the life of The Writer

By Lynn Steger Strong | March 31, 2016

From Mowing Eudora Welty's Lawn to Eating Ribs with Jim Harrison

From Mowing Eudora Welty's Lawn to Eating Ribs with Jim Harrison

Rick Bass on a Lifetime of Writerly Shyness

By Rick Bass | March 31, 2016

Who Can Fictionalize Slavery?

Who Can Fictionalize Slavery?

On Writing Across Time and Race

By Katy Simpson Smith | March 30, 2016

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing

Madness at the End of March, From Fanny Hill to Kathy Acker

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The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: Pre-Ulysses Division

By Literary Hub | March 30, 2016

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: The 1980s to Now

By Literary Hub | March 30, 2016

The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: The Lost Generation and After

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The Tournament of Literary Sex Writing: Post-<em>Lolita</em> Division

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James Baldwin vs. Erica Jong, Philip Roth vs. James Salter

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On Designing a Judy Blume Book Cover (for Adults!)

On Designing a Judy Blume Book Cover (for Adults!)

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By Kelly Blair | March 29, 2016

Sunjeev Sahota: Life After the Man Booker Shortlist

Sunjeev Sahota: Life After the Man Booker Shortlist

On Writing an Accidental Political Novel, and Living by the Pen

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How a Non-Fiction Writer Finds His Next Subject

How a Non-Fiction Writer Finds His Next Subject

Erik Larson on Escaping the "Dark Country of No Ideas"

By Erik Larson | March 28, 2016

The First Rule of Novel-Writing is Don't Write a Novel

The First Rule of Novel-Writing is Don't Write a Novel

Elizabeth Percer: Nine Non-Rules for Writing

By Elizabeth Percer | March 25, 2016

Claire Vaye Watkins: How to Escape Your Hometown

Claire Vaye Watkins: How to Escape Your Hometown

Returning to the Desert, Meeting Your Teenage Self

By Claire Vaye Watkins | March 24, 2016

The Suicide Note as Literary Genre

The Suicide Note as Literary Genre

On the Last Words of Woolf, Koestler, Berryman, and More

By Dustin Illingworth | March 23, 2016

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