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Writing the Historical Mystery Novel: Jane Smiley Explains Her Process

Writing the Historical Mystery Novel: Jane Smiley Explains Her Process

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of A Dangerous Business

By Jane Ciabattari | December 6, 2022

Dear Blank Space: A Literacy Narrative

Dear Blank Space: A Literacy Narrative

Jennifer S. Cheng on the "Distance Between a Sound and its Meaning"

By Jennifer S. Cheng | December 6, 2022

Diksha Basu: What Do You Do When You See Someone Reading Your Book in Public?

Diksha Basu: What Do You Do When You See Someone Reading Your Book in Public?

This Week on Twitterverse, a Show About Tweets and the Writers Who Send Them

By Twitterverse | December 6, 2022

Sarah Manguso is Not Interested in Wasting Words

Sarah Manguso is Not Interested in Wasting Words

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | December 6, 2022

How to Live in France and Write Novels About Fine Food and Wine

How to Live in France and Write Novels About Fine Food and Wine

Samantha Vérant in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 6, 2022

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

Introducing When I’m Not Writing, a Series About Writers and Their Hobbies

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On Teaching and Learning the Language of Care

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“She Could Already Feel Herself as Being Part of the Next World.” Morowa Yejidé on the Interplay Between Life and Death

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Anna Hogeland on the Rewards of Procrastination

By Anna Hogeland | December 2, 2022

Of Grief and Book Tours

Of Grief and Book Tours

Silas House on the Power of Collective Mourning

By Silas House | December 2, 2022

Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

“Here’s a poet who possessed a genius for surviving the harsh realities of America.”

By Yusef Komunyakaa | December 2, 2022

Hiron Ennes on Their Gothic Science Fiction Novel, <em>Leech</em>

Hiron Ennes on Their Gothic Science Fiction Novel, Leech

In Conversation with Brenda Noiseux on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | December 2, 2022

Alyssa Songsiridej on Reaching the Limits of a Self... and a Neighborhood

Alyssa Songsiridej on Reaching the Limits of a Self... and a Neighborhood

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With the Ancestors: Buki Papillon on African Folklore and <em>Wakanda Forever</em>

With the Ancestors: Buki Papillon on African Folklore and Wakanda Forever

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 1, 2022

Vaishnavi Patel on the Surprising Evidence of Feminism in the Ramayana

Vaishnavi Patel on the Surprising Evidence of Feminism in the Ramayana

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On the Similarities Between Writing and Turning Oneself Into a Werewolf

On the Similarities Between Writing and Turning Oneself Into a Werewolf

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