Let Grace Paley Inspire Your Creativity and Activism in 2017

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Watch James Toback Tell The Story of Getting Punched by Norman Mailer

Apparently, the key to being a great American writer is: bourbon

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Watch Joan Didion Talk About Writing as Aggression

Watch Joan Didion Talk About Writing as Aggression

Happy 82nd Birthday, Joan!

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What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize Short Listers Think Back to Childhood

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How to Love Your Crooked Neighbor With Your Crooked Heart

How to Love Your Crooked Neighbor With Your Crooked Heart

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

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

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Was Superman Jewish?

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