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Patti Smith on How She Writes a Song

Patti Smith on How She Writes a Song

Allen Ginsberg told me, “If you have trouble writing, just write what you mean.”

By Paul Zollo | November 8, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: Asheville's Legendary Malaprop's

Interview with a Bookstore: Asheville's Legendary Malaprop's

One of America's Best Bookstores

By Adam Rosen | November 7, 2016

22 Famous Writers on Donald Trump

22 Famous Writers on Donald Trump

"Come on, America. Focus."

By Emily Temple | November 4, 2016

Isaac Mizrahi on a Love of Old Things, and Surviving the Nightmare of the Present

Isaac Mizrahi on a Love of Old Things, and Surviving the Nightmare of the Present

Paul Holdengraber in Conversation with the Legendary Designer

By Literary Hub | November 4, 2016

D. Foy on the Violence We Channel From One Generation to the Next

D. Foy on the Violence We Channel From One Generation to the Next

In Conversation with Michele Filgate on his New Novel Patricide

By Michele Filgate | November 3, 2016

The Novelist Who Gave Up on the World

The Novelist Who Gave Up on the World

Jung Young Moon Talks About Contrived Worlds and Just Not Caring

By Tyler Malone | November 2, 2016

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David James Poissant on Compression, Tension, and Writing Scared

By Mike Matesich | November 2, 2016

Javier Marías on Dictatorship, Shakespeare, and Literary Ghosts

By Jonathan Lee | November 1, 2016

Fanny Howe on Race, Family, and the Line Between Fiction and Poetry

By Literary Hub | November 1, 2016

Writing Infertility: Belle Boggs and Monica Youn in Conversation

Writing Infertility: Belle Boggs and Monica Youn in Conversation

On the Continuing Stigma of Reproductive Intervention

By Literary Hub | October 28, 2016

Phil Klay on the Citizen-Veteran Gap, and Modes of Storytelling

Phil Klay on the Citizen-Veteran Gap, and Modes of Storytelling

"I wanted to be able to approach the subject from many different angles"

By Charles Arrowsmith | October 28, 2016

A New Documentary on Isaac Babel Highlights His Continued Relevance

A New Documentary on Isaac Babel Highlights His Continued Relevance

Get an Exclusive Look at David Novack's film Finding Babel

By David Novack | October 28, 2016

Emily Witt on Love, Sex, and Orgasmic Meditation

Emily Witt on Love, Sex, and Orgasmic Meditation

In conversation with the author of Future Sex

By Bethanne Patrick | October 27, 2016

Junot Diaz on the Joys of the Young and the Stories of the Dead

Junot Diaz on the Joys of the Young and the Stories of the Dead

In Conversation with Paul Holdengraber

By Literary Hub | October 27, 2016

Rabih Alameddine:

Rabih Alameddine: "My Existence is Uncomfortable for People"

John Freeman in Conversation with the author of The Angel of History

By John Freeman | October 26, 2016

Ask the Publicists: What Do I Do With a Bad Pre-Pub Review?

Ask the Publicists: What Do I Do With a Bad Pre-Pub Review?

A Monthly Advice Column from Broadside PR

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2016

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