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Ted Chiang on <em>Arrival</em>, the Boredom of Moviemaking, and <em>The Princess Bride</em>

Ted Chiang on Arrival, the Boredom of Moviemaking, and The Princess Bride

In Conversation with a Writer Seeing His Work on the Big Screen

By Peter Nowogrodzki | November 29, 2016

John Lewis: 'Read Everything. Be Kind. Be Bold.'

John Lewis: 'Read Everything. Be Kind. Be Bold.'

In Conversation with an American Hero

By Margaret Renkl | November 28, 2016

Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?

Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?

In Conversation with a Dictionary

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

Write the Book That Scares You Shitless: An Interview with Colson Whitehead

Write the Book That Scares You Shitless: An Interview with Colson Whitehead

John Freeman in Conversation With This Year's National Book Award Winner

By John Freeman | November 23, 2016

Broken Systems: Fiction at the Intersection of Immigration and Criminal Justice

Broken Systems: Fiction at the Intersection of Immigration and Criminal Justice

David Lida Writes of Love, Death, and the Border

By Andrea Penman-Lomeli | November 23, 2016

Zadie Smith on Female Friendship, Conspiracy Theories, and Musicals

Zadie Smith on Female Friendship, Conspiracy Theories, and Musicals

Lauren Bufferd Speaks With the Author of Swing Time

By Lauren Bufferd | November 22, 2016

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David Remnick on the Post-Fact Press, and the Future of Journalism

By Emily Temple | November 22, 2016

Was Superman Jewish?

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Life in the Arab World as a White Lesbian Feminist

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Against the Non-Fiction Absolutists

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Steven Church: Why Do We Want to Jump into the Tiger Cage?

By Timothy Denevi | November 21, 2016

On the Red Carpet at the National Book Awards

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The Nation's Best Writers Answered a Few Questions...

By Literary Hub | November 21, 2016

Robert Bresson: 'I'm not a director. I am a filmmaker.'

Robert Bresson: 'I'm not a director. I am a filmmaker.'

Bresson and François-Régis Bastide in Conversation

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Marina Budhos on Muslim Stereotypes, Surveillance, and Trump's America

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Aviva Stahl interviews the Novelist about Her New Book, Watched

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On Writing Darkness and Violence in the Lives of Teenagers

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Robin Wasserman and Nicholas Mainieri Talk Craft in Their Recent Novels

By Literary Hub | November 15, 2016

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2015's National Book Award Winner for Poetry, One Year Later

By Claire Schwartz | November 14, 2016

Interview with a Gatekeeper: Wave Books' Matthew Zapruder

Interview with a Gatekeeper: Wave Books' Matthew Zapruder

On Music, Translation, and How he Came to Understanding Poetry

By Kerri Arsenault | November 10, 2016

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