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Peggy Orenstein on the Self-improvement Memoir

Peggy Orenstein on the Self-improvement Memoir

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

By Memoir Nation | March 21, 2023

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 21, 2023

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

“By laughing through the tears, I was finally in charge.”

By Zoe Fishman | March 20, 2023

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 20, 2023

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

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Jennifer Rosner on Crafting Evocative Historical Fiction That Honors the Past

By Natalie Jenner and Jennifer Rosner | March 16, 2023

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

By The Maris Review | March 16, 2023

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

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

Appropriating Their Way Into Existence: How Black Writers Upended Autofiction

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DK Nnuro on the Power of Mimicry and Subversion in the Black Literary Tradition

By DK Nnuro | March 15, 2023

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

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

In Conversation with Guest Host Mira Jacob on Thresholds

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Kathy Fagan on the Poetic Power of “Misusing” Language

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Peter Mishler Talks With the Author of Bad Hobby and Sycamore

By Peter Mishler | March 15, 2023

What Lies Beneath: The Deep Geology of Prose

What Lies Beneath: The Deep Geology of Prose

Elizabeth McKenzie on Writing About Her Geologist Mother

By Elizabeth McKenzie | March 14, 2023

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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