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Forget Politics: Why a Novelist’s First Priority Is To Tell a Good Story

Forget Politics: Why a Novelist’s First Priority Is To Tell a Good Story

Jean Hanff Korelitz in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 23, 2022

Shane Kowalski on Creating the Comedic Pivots in His Work

Shane Kowalski on Creating the Comedic Pivots in His Work

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | August 23, 2022

Emotional Expression Is as Scary and Important as You Think It Is

Emotional Expression Is as Scary and Important as You Think It Is

Erica Jong and Lilly Dancyger Guest on the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | August 23, 2022

Tom Scharpling on Legacy, Being Forgotten, and His Latest Paperback Release

Tom Scharpling on Legacy, Being Forgotten, and His Latest Paperback Release

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | August 23, 2022

Eileen Myles Remembers Bobby Byrd

Eileen Myles Remembers Bobby Byrd

“His world was huge and specific.”

By Eileen Myles | August 22, 2022

Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 22, 2022

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Art Doesn’t Care If You Like It: Gabrielle Bellot on The Sandman Adaptation

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13 Ways of Looking at a Family: Maud Newton on the Imagery of Ancestors (Including Her Own)

13 Ways of Looking at a Family: Maud Newton on the Imagery of Ancestors (Including Her Own)

Part Three in the “13 Ways of Looking” Series

By Maud Newton | August 18, 2022

What a New Translation of <em>Beowulf</em> Says About Extinction

What a New Translation of Beowulf Says About Extinction

Lydia Pyne on Talking About Species Loss

By Lydia Pyne | August 18, 2022

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

“I did not grow up with children’s books about Japanese American incarceration. There were not many.”

By Brandon Shimoda | August 18, 2022

The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

Margot Atwell of Feminist Press on the Importance of Indies

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Fascism Past and Present: Anthony Marra on What the Censorship of 1940s Hollywood and Italy Can Teach Us

Fascism Past and Present: Anthony Marra on What the Censorship of 1940s Hollywood and Italy Can Teach Us

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Beyond the Anthropocentric: When Plants Become Literary Characters

Beyond the Anthropocentric: When Plants Become Literary Characters

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