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Translating the Magical Imperfection of Oral Tradition to the Page

Translating the Magical Imperfection of Oral Tradition to the Page

Vaishnavi Patel on Finding Inspiration from the Ramayana

By Vaishnavi Patel | April 28, 2022

Sara Baume on the Uncanny Feeling of Discovering a Book with the Same Title as Her Own

Sara Baume on the Uncanny Feeling of Discovering a Book with the Same Title as Her Own

“When I set about the task of reading Henrichsen’s Seven Steeples I did not expect to find any kinship.”

By Sara Baume | April 27, 2022

Kyle Lukoff on Book Bans and Letting Queer Books Just Be Books

Kyle Lukoff on Book Bans and Letting Queer Books Just Be Books

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | April 27, 2022

“I Know You Understand.” A Letter Across Time from Celia Paul to Fellow Artist Gwen John

“I Know You Understand.” A Letter Across Time from Celia Paul to Fellow Artist Gwen John

"Please help me, Gwen, to work my way through these feelings of panic and fear.”

By Celia Paul | April 26, 2022

Just How Depressing is <em>Good Morning, Midnight</em>?

Just How Depressing is Good Morning, Midnight?

The Lit Century Podcast Reads Jean Rhys's 1939 Novel

By Lit Century | April 26, 2022

Writing a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View

Writing a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View

Soon Wiley on Virtually Strolling the Streets of Seoul

By Soon Wiley | April 26, 2022

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“Eat, Then Write!” Notes From Over a Decade of Restaurant Criticism

By Michelle Huneven | April 26, 2022

Rachel Krantz on Using the Tools of Immersion Journalism in Her Own Life

By I'm a Writer But | April 26, 2022

Anna Quindlen on the Power of Writing by Hand

By Anna Quindlen | April 22, 2022

Ryan Skaryd on Teaching, POV, and Following Your Instincts

Ryan Skaryd on Teaching, POV, and Following Your Instincts

In Conversation with Kirsten Reneau for the Micro Podcast

By Micro Podcast | April 22, 2022

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On the Absolute Pleasure of British Historical Reality TV Shows

Colleen Hubbard Couldn’t Have Written Her Novel Without the BBC’s Historic Farm Series

By Colleen Hubbard | April 21, 2022

Edward Hirsch on Locating the Roots of the American Poetry Tradition

Edward Hirsch on Locating the Roots of the American Poetry Tradition

Poetry as Protest, Lament, and Call to Hope

By Edward Hirsch | April 21, 2022

“A Spiritual-Industrial Complex.” SJ Sindu on Writing the Life of a Child God

“A Spiritual-Industrial Complex.” SJ Sindu on Writing the Life of a Child God

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 21, 2022

Imagining the Lives of the Aviators Who Inspired William Faulkner

Imagining the Lives of the Aviators Who Inspired William Faulkner

Taylor Brown on Looking to the Past (Which Isn't Even Past)

By Taylor Brown | April 21, 2022

WATCH: Colleen Kinder and Friends Present <em>Letter to a Stranger</em>

WATCH: Colleen Kinder and Friends Present Letter to a Stranger

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On Fictionalizing the Long-Suppressed and Complicated Histories of Holland and Indonesia

On Fictionalizing the Long-Suppressed and Complicated Histories of Holland and Indonesia

Anne Lazurko Explores Colonialism, Revolution, and Family

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