Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

“To come convincingly to life, characters have to consist of mixed-up inextricable elements.”

By Idra Novey | March 17, 2023

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

Poetry in Three Dimensions: Sarah Ruhl on Bringing the Words of Max Ritvo to the Theater

“Let this all be poetry!”

By Sarah Ruhl | March 16, 2023

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

Natalie Jenner Talks to the Author of Once We Were Home

By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner | March 16, 2023

Editor-Turned-Author Jenny Jackson on the Other Side of the Editorial Process

Editor-Turned-Author Jenny Jackson on the Other Side of the Editorial Process

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 16, 2023

Gina Frangello on the Editorial Omniscient and Why We Should All Be Using it

Gina Frangello on the Editorial Omniscient and Why We Should All Be Using it

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 16, 2023

Ann Napolitano: Offer Yourself Grace When the Writing is Hard

Ann Napolitano: Offer Yourself Grace When the Writing is Hard

The Author of Hello Beautiful on Writer’s Block, Loving Basketball, and Bad Advice

By Ann Napolitano | March 15, 2023

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Appropriating Their Way Into Existence: How Black Writers Upended Autofiction

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Sarah Thankam Mathews on Her Brush with Mortality and the “Sourdough Starter of Ego Death”

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How To Find a Charming Narrator in a Self-Conscious Age

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

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“The Unknown Became the Central Part.” Matthew Vollmer on His New Memoir

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“I’m in Communion with Emily Dickinson.” Jennifer Michael Hecht on How to Navigate Our World Through Poetry

“I’m in Communion with Emily Dickinson.” Jennifer Michael Hecht on How to Navigate Our World Through Poetry

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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“Everything is Riding on Your Author Photo.” Mary Childs on What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book

“Everything is Riding on Your Author Photo.” Mary Childs on What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book

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Talking to Joyce Carol Oates on the Way to the Airport About Fiction’s Blurry Borders

Talking to Joyce Carol Oates on the Way to the Airport About Fiction’s Blurry Borders

Jesse Lee Kercheval Tries to Figure Out Where Life Ends and Fiction Begins

By Jesse Lee Kercheval | March 13, 2023

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