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Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

“I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.”

By Phil Christman | July 26, 2024

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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By Kristen Arnett | July 25, 2024

Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon

Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Extremely Expensive Mystical Experiences for Astronauts”

By Peter Mishler | July 25, 2024

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

How Understanding Her Neurodiverse Protagonist Helped Mathangi Subramanian Understand Herself

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 24, 2024

Lev Grossman on Adapting Arthurian Legends For a World in Turmoil

Lev Grossman on Adapting Arthurian Legends For a World in Turmoil

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The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

By Mira Ptacin | July 22, 2024

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Anna DeForest on Writing Without Artifice

Anna DeForest on Writing Without Artifice

"There is no one outside of the story, there is no place outside from which to tell it."

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Politics and Grace in Early Modern Literature

Politics and Grace in Early Modern Literature

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A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

A Visa for a Hobbit: How the Tools of Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Can Help Immigrant Writers

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Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li on Colm Tóibín

On the Occasion of His National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature

By Literary Hub | July 17, 2024

Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

Jeffrey Eugenides on Colm Tóibín, “The Kindest Person in the World”

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Yiyun Li on the Master, Colm Tóibín

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