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Writers Don’t Need to Suffer To Make Art

Writers Don’t Need to Suffer To Make Art

Haley Jakobson: “Being a tormented artist is v. cringe.”

By Haley Jakobson | June 20, 2023

23 new books to check out today!

23 new books to check out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 20, 2023

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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By Book Marks | June 16, 2023

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2023

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write <em>How</em> You Write, Just Give In.

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write How You Write, Just Give In.

“The freedoms on the other side of self-surrender are much more interesting than those that require egoistic management.”

By Grace Lavery | June 16, 2023

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

“Maybe the sort of multicultural representation we see in recent Regency romances can be a kind of medicine.”

By Sayantani DasGupta | June 16, 2023

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An Interdisciplinary Friendship: Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim in Conversation

By Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim | June 16, 2023

Get a call or a critique from a high-powered agent AND do good in the world.

By Jonny Diamond | June 15, 2023

The World Is Too Much With Us: Ann Beattie Close-Reads Frederick Barthelme’s “Box Step”

By Ann Beattie | June 15, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"An almost violent kind of achievement: a writer knifing forward, slicing open a new terrain"

By Book Marks | June 15, 2023

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

Aisha Harris Reflects on Racial Representation in Popular Culture

By Aisha Harris | June 15, 2023

After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

Salma El-Wardany on Fairytales, Enduring Platonic Relationships, and Happy Endings that Don’t Involve Men

By Salma El-Wardany | June 15, 2023

Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | June 15, 2023

Ani Kayode Reads from <em>And Then He Sang a Lullaby</em>

Ani Kayode Reads from And Then He Sang a Lullaby

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | June 15, 2023

On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

Amy Grace Loyd Takes Stock of All the Yes’s and No’s

By Amy Grace Loyd | June 14, 2023

The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

Alaya Dawn Johnson Considers the Persistence of Real Life

By Alaya Dawn Johnson | June 14, 2023

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