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Terrible Writing By Great Writers

Terrible Writing By Great Writers

Bad Poetry, Embarrassing Prose

By Literary Hub | July 10, 2015

Poet Selfies

Poet Selfies

Searching for The Thing-In-Itselfie

By Kate Durbin | July 9, 2015

How to Send Things to Germany

How to Send Things to Germany

A Very Helpful Primer by Nell Zink, In Case You Weren't Sure

By Nell Zink | July 9, 2015

The Art of Remembering Your Entire Life

The Art of Remembering Your Entire Life

A writer on how memory is his greatest ally

By Warren Adler | July 6, 2015

Etgar Keret: A Photo Diary of NYC

Etgar Keret: A Photo Diary of NYC

In Which the Author Has Pizza With Ira Glass

By Etgar Keret | July 2, 2015

The Perfect Covergirl

The Perfect Covergirl

How a Painting Ends Up on a Book Cover

By Naomi Jackson | June 29, 2015

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Why I Broke Up With My Novel to Write a Memoir

By Joelle Renstrom | June 26, 2015

My Own Private Genre: Literary Manhunt

By Nicola DeRobertis-Theye | June 26, 2015

Writing Your Way Back Home

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2015

Ten Great Writers <br>Nobody Reads

Ten Great Writers
Nobody Reads

In Praise of Those We've Lost to the Literary Wilderness

By Stephen Sparks | June 24, 2015

A Literary Night in West Philadelphia

A Literary Night in West Philadelphia

Crowed a Community, One Salon at a Time

By Zinzi Clemmons | June 23, 2015

If Not Donny Osmond Then Maybe Someone Else

If Not Donny Osmond Then Maybe Someone Else

On Family, Secrets, and Escaping Yourself

By Jeff Oaks | June 18, 2015

When Nerds Play Sports

When Nerds Play Sports

Puns, Dunks, and the Search for Lost Youth

By Erin Somers | June 18, 2015

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

Tell, Don't Show: In Which Rachel Dolezal Does Not Appear

By Oscar Van Gelderen | June 18, 2015

It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

Clark Davis

By Lit Hub Excerpts | June 18, 2015

In Praise of the Book Tower

In Praise of the Book Tower

On Clutter, Collecting, and the Infinite Stack

By Susan Harlan | June 17, 2015

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