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Life in the Aftermath: Books That Explore What Happens After Things Go Wrong

Life in the Aftermath: Books That Explore What Happens After Things Go Wrong

Tara Conklin Recommends Novels That Hinge on the Great Before/After

By Tara Conklin | March 29, 2023

Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft on the Double-Edged Sword of Being

Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft on the Double-Edged Sword of Being "the First"

In Conversation with Guest Host Mira Jacob on Thresholds

By Thresholds | March 29, 2023

Kelly Link Can’t Write Narrative Before 3pm: And Other Tips For Purposeful Writing

Kelly Link Can’t Write Narrative Before 3pm: And Other Tips For Purposeful Writing

“It’s too much to expect that your first draft will be any good.”

By Literary Hub | March 28, 2023

Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

Or: How To Talk About Wanting To Kill Yourself

By Clancy Martin | March 28, 2023

Could You Forgive Someone for Murder? Alex Mar on the Court Case That Inspired Her Book

Could You Forgive Someone for Murder? Alex Mar on the Court Case That Inspired Her Book

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 28, 2023

Madelaine Lucas on the Literature of Longing 

Madelaine Lucas on the Literature of Longing 

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

By Memoir Nation | March 28, 2023

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Laura Spence-Ash on Crafting an Epic Family Saga

By Jane Ciabattari | March 28, 2023

Ethan Chatagnier on Bending Genre and Communicating with Aliens

By I'm a Writer But | March 28, 2023

Robert Lopez on Life Before We’re Born and Why Memory is Like a Failed Method Actor

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 27, 2023

My Book Started Before I Knew What It Would Be

My Book Started Before I Knew What It Would Be

Liam Callanan on the Family Story That Changed Everything

By Liam Callanan | March 27, 2023

Madelaine Lucas on How to Write a Love Story

Madelaine Lucas on How to Write a Love Story

“The middle of the story—like the middle of love—is where complexity and intimacy dwell.”

By Madelaine Lucas | March 24, 2023

Shannon McLeod on the Emotional Stability of Flash Fiction and Uncertainty of Novel Writing

Shannon McLeod on the Emotional Stability of Flash Fiction and Uncertainty of Novel Writing

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 24, 2023

Sabrina Orah Mark on Fairy Tales Designed to Wake Us Up

Sabrina Orah Mark on Fairy Tales Designed to Wake Us Up

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 24, 2023

“It Was All in the Service of Not Wanting Queer People to Have to Justify Themselves.” Why Catherine Lacey Rewrote History in <em>Biography of X</em>

“It Was All in the Service of Not Wanting Queer People to Have to Justify Themselves.” Why Catherine Lacey Rewrote History in Biography of X

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 23, 2023

Alone on the Range: Victor LaValle on <em>Lone Women</em>’s Homesteaders, History, and Horror

Alone on the Range: Victor LaValle on Lone Women’s Homesteaders, History, and Horror

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 23, 2023

<em>Daisy Jones & the Six</em> Balances Authenticity and Fantasy

Daisy Jones & the Six Balances Authenticity and Fantasy

The Author of Groupies on the Miniseries Adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Hit Novel

By Sarah Priscus | March 23, 2023

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