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Szilvia Molnar on Knowing When to Kill Your Darlings

Szilvia Molnar on Knowing When to Kill Your Darlings

“I sometimes pulled back on reality. But, on the page, I gave close to everything.”

By Szilvia Molnar | March 21, 2023

The Ethics of Writing About Race as a White Woman

The Ethics of Writing About Race as a White Woman

Rachel Jamison Webster on Oral Traditions, Racial Ancestries, and Confronting Shame

By Rachel Jamison Webster | March 21, 2023

You Cannot Protect Your Children From <em>Moana</em>: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

You Cannot Protect Your Children From Moana: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

Julia Langbein Channeled Her Parental Anxiety into Better Girlhood Characters

By Julia Langbein | March 21, 2023

Idra Novey: How to Pack a Punch in a Short Novel

Idra Novey: How to Pack a Punch in a Short Novel

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | March 21, 2023

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 21, 2023

Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

Kristen Renee Miller on the Transformative Experience of Translating Marie-Andrée Gill

By Kristen Renee Miller | March 20, 2023

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“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 20, 2023

When the Muses Step Out of the Shadows: Reading the Women Who Enabled Greatness

By Sophie Haydock | March 20, 2023

A Deep-Dive on Catullus, the Roman Poet of Fierce Desire and Hatred

By History of Literature | March 20, 2023

<em>Lucky Hank</em> is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, <em>The Magician’s Elephant</em>, Adapted for Film

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”

By Kate DiCamillo | March 17, 2023

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

Alexander Poots on Northern Ireland's Literary Past

By Alexander Poots | March 17, 2023

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The New Great Expectations Series Has Big Shoes to Fill (About 400 Pairs of Them)

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 17, 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

Featuring new titles by Idra Novey, Ann Napolitano, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, and More

By Book Marks | March 17, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The two accounts speak for the two (dis)United States, one with nothing left to lose and one afraid of losing everything.”

By Book Marks | March 16, 2023

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

“Let this all be poetry!”

By Sarah Ruhl | March 16, 2023

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