• Craft and Advice

    Writers in Conversation

    Rachel Kushner and Francisco Goldman on Autofiction, Identity, and the Novel

    By Rachel Kushner  June 1, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Ethan Hawke in Conversation with David Mitchell at the Hay Festival

    By The Virtual Book Channel  June 1, 2021
    First Draft

    Imbolo Mbue on the Thin Line Between the Physical and Supernatural

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   June 1, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Patricia Lockwood in Conversation with Nina Stibbe at the Hay Festival

    By The Virtual Book Channel  June 1, 2021
    Kimpton Book Club

    Women Write Now: Imbolo Mbue, Patricia Lockwood, and Anna Wiener

    By Literary Hub  May 28, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    Eric Nguyen on How to Capture a Place in Writing

    By Eric Nguyen  May 28, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Catherine Menon and Colm Tóibín at the Hay Festival

    By The Virtual Book Channel  May 28, 2021
    Interview with a Journal

    Interview with a Journal: The Yale Review

    By Vanessa Willoughby  May 28, 2021
    The Maris Review

    Sanjena Sathian on Writing into Obsessions You’d Rather Avoid

    By The Maris Review  May 27, 2021
    Book Dreams

    Julie Sternberg on Writing Her Most Personal Book to Date

    By Book Dreams  May 27, 2021
    Research

    Brandon Stosuy on “Cultivating an Art of Noticing” in the Age of Scrolling

    By Brandon Stosuy  May 26, 2021
    Family History

    How a Sensitivity Reader Gave Me a Clearer Picture of My Grandfather

    By Katie Booth  May 26, 2021
    Thresholds

    Hilary Leichter: “I Don’t Feel Like I’m in a Realist World”

    By Thresholds   May 26, 2021
    The Hub

    “Get in, get out. Don’t linger. Go on.” Read Raymond Carver’s greatest writing advice.

    By Emily Temple  May 25, 2021
    Writers on Writers

    Marisa Silver Revisits the Golden Dawn of Girlhood

    By Jane Ciabattari  May 25, 2021
    Titles

    Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

    By Chris Drangle  May 24, 2021
    Big Table

    Jenn Shapland on Confronting Her Own Sexuality to Tell Carson McCullers’ Story

    By Big Table  May 24, 2021
    First Draft

    Anna North on Finding a Narrative Space Between Dystopia and Utopia

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   May 24, 2021
    Writers on Writers

    To Be a Person: Barrett Swanson and Jordan Kisner in Conversation

    By Jordan Kisner  May 21, 2021
    Life in a Pandemic

    When a Year in the Life of Your Last-Chance Debut Novel Coincides with a Global Pandemic

    By Claire Cox  May 21, 2021
    Historical Fiction

    How Writing a Novel Is Like Decrypting a Cipher

    By Rafe Posey  May 21, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

    By John McPhee  May 21, 2021
    Interview with a Journal

    Interview with a Journal: Apogee

    By Vanessa Willoughby  May 21, 2021
    Storytelling

    A Witness to the Human Experience: Why Medicine Needs Storytellers

    By David Weill, MD  May 20, 2021
    Feminist History

    Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

    By Samantha Silva  May 20, 2021
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