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The Sanctity of a Journal: On Private Writing in the Age of Public Content

The Sanctity of a Journal: On Private Writing in the Age of Public Content

“What stories do we owe each other—ourselves?”

By Rachel Schwartzmann | January 6, 2023

We <em>Can’t</em> Do It: How Women’s Contributions to Fighting Fascism Were Forgotten

We Can’t Do It: How Women’s Contributions to Fighting Fascism Were Forgotten

Natasha Lester on the Collective Amnesia Around Women’s Accomplishments After World War II

By Natasha Lester | January 6, 2023

Gerald Stern on the Accidental Beginnings of Poems

Gerald Stern on the Accidental Beginnings of Poems

“Every poem worth its salt was unpredicted and has its genesis at a low point in the poet’s journey.”

By Gerald Stern | January 6, 2023

Annalee Newitz on Writing Stories That Reveal a Pathway Out of Dark Times

Annalee Newitz on Writing Stories That Reveal a Pathway Out of Dark Times

In Conversation with Brenda Noiseux and Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | January 6, 2023

Kashana Cauley on How the Black Panthers Inspired Our Modern Gun Control Movement

Kashana Cauley on How the Black Panthers Inspired Our Modern Gun Control Movement

This Week on The Maris Review

By The Maris Review | January 5, 2023

<em>Brotherless Night</em> & Friends: V.V. Ganeshananthan with Curtis Sittenfeld and Whitney Terrell on Editing A Work in Progress

Brotherless Night & Friends: V.V. Ganeshananthan with Curtis Sittenfeld and Whitney Terrell on Editing A Work in Progress

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 5, 2023

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On Translation and the (Temporary) Inheritance of Trauma

By Yardenne Greenspan | January 4, 2023

Bill McKibben on the Joys of Writing a Serialized Novel

By Bill McKibben | January 4, 2023

Why I Had to Get Older to Write About Youth

By Allegra Goodman | January 4, 2023

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

On Transforming Oral History Into Historical Fiction

Aanchal Malhotra Tells the Story of Indian Partition

By Aanchal Malhotra | January 4, 2023

On Authenticity, Research, and Writing From the Diaspora

On Authenticity, Research, and Writing From the Diaspora

V.V. Ganeshananthan on Writing About Sri Lanka

By V.V. Ganeshananthan | January 4, 2023

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

Chris Belcher on Blurring the Lines Between Sex Work and Academia

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 4, 2023

“It Was Like Jumping from a Cliff.” Dorthe Nors on Taking Quantum Leaps and Buying a House

“It Was Like Jumping from a Cliff.” Dorthe Nors on Taking Quantum Leaps and Buying a House

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 4, 2023

How Zora Neale Hurston’s Study of Hoodoo Helped Me Grieve

How Zora Neale Hurston’s Study of Hoodoo Helped Me Grieve

Tracey Rose Peyton on Making Peace With Her Father

By Tracey Rose Peyton | January 3, 2023

Thank You for Being a Friend: Lessons in Writing and Life from <em>The Golden Girls</em>

Thank You for Being a Friend: Lessons in Writing and Life from The Golden Girls

Parini Shroff on Writing Against Tropes and Celebrating Platonic Love Stories

By Parini Shroff | January 3, 2023

Peter Orner on Looking for “Solace in Remembering” and His Pursuit of Chronology

Peter Orner on Looking for “Solace in Remembering” and His Pursuit of Chronology

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 3, 2023

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