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Why is Writing About Art So Difficult?

Why is Writing About Art So Difficult?

Sara Woster on Finding the Words We Need

By Sara Woster | September 14, 2022

Celeste Ng: What Place Does Art Have in the Fight Against Fascism?

Celeste Ng: What Place Does Art Have in the Fight Against Fascism?

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | September 14, 2022

Author-Illustrator Dan Santat on the Magic of Fractured Fairy Tales

Author-Illustrator Dan Santat on the Magic of Fractured Fairy Tales

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | September 14, 2022

Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions About Writing and Storytelling

Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton Answer Your Questions About Writing and Storytelling

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton

By Ursa | September 14, 2022

Jhumpa Lahiri on Michael F. Moore’s Translation of Alessandro Manzoni’s <em>The Betrothed</em>

Jhumpa Lahiri on Michael F. Moore’s Translation of Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed

“The fruit of the union between an author and a translator is what enables literature to proliferate and seduce readers.”

By Jhumpa Lahiri | September 13, 2022

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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Chantal V. Johnson on Letting the Reader Be Smarter Than Her Character

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“I hunt and fish because it helps my writing.” Some Very Specific Writing Advice from Jim Harrison

By Jim Harrison | September 12, 2022

Five Writers on How Writing with Creative Constraints Unlocked Their Projects

Five Writers on How Writing with Creative Constraints Unlocked Their Projects

From Dashiel Carrera, Matthew Vollmer, Matthew Tomkinson, Julie Carr, and Jean Marc Ah-Sen

By Dashiel Carrera | September 12, 2022

Heroes or Traitors? Writing the Story of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican-American War

Heroes or Traitors? Writing the Story of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican-American War

Reyna Grande on the Little Known Tale of Mexican—and American—History

By Reyna Grande | September 12, 2022

Mychal Denzel Smith on How to Have an Opinion in Memoir

Mychal Denzel Smith on How to Have an Opinion in Memoir

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Carlos Allende: How to Make Stories More Compelling

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Jonathan Escoffery on How to Build Trust with Readers

Jonathan Escoffery on How to Build Trust with Readers

"Readers come to the page wary that a story will drag on forever."

By Jonathan Escoffery | September 9, 2022

Rabih Alameddine on Only Writing When You Have Something to Say

Rabih Alameddine on Only Writing When You Have Something to Say

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By Literary Hub | September 9, 2022

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Joma West Talks About Reputation, Hierarchy and Touch, as Told Through Her Dystopian Novel Face

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