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The Rest Principle: On the Necessity of Recovery, in Fitness and Writing

The Rest Principle: On the Necessity of Recovery, in Fitness and Writing

Bill Hayes Applies the Lessons of Personal Training to the Life of a Writer

By Bill Hayes | January 20, 2022

WATCH: Colette Brooks and Jennifer Egan on Collective Memory

WATCH: Colette Brooks and Jennifer Egan on Collective Memory

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | January 20, 2022

20 Famous Writers on Being Rejected

20 Famous Writers on Being Rejected

"The blizzard doesn't last forever; it just seems so."

By Emily Temple | January 19, 2022

My Little Drug Story: David Sanchez on (Begrudgingly) Turning to Autofiction

My Little Drug Story: David Sanchez on (Begrudgingly) Turning to Autofiction

On Addiction Tropes, “Grittiness,” and the Freedom to Focus on Ideas

By David Sanchez | January 19, 2022

Excavating Emily: Janice P. Nimura on What Draws Biographers to Certain Lives

Excavating Emily: Janice P. Nimura on What Draws Biographers to Certain Lives

And Why Some Mysteries Have to Stay That Way

By Janice P. Nimura | January 19, 2022

The Blurry Boundaries of Sibling Intimacy: A Reading List

The Blurry Boundaries of Sibling Intimacy: A Reading List

Sara Freeman on Dorothy Baker, Ian McEwan, Daisy Johnson, and More

By Sara Freeman | January 18, 2022

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Michael Bazzett on the Role of Comedy in His Poetry

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 18, 2022

Mallory Smart on Her Multilayered Career as an Author and Publisher

By I'm a Writer But | January 18, 2022

Tom Lutz of Los Angeles Review of Books on Criticism in the 21st Century

By Literary Hub | January 18, 2022

How Brad Taylor Applies His Decades in the US Military to Writing Novels

How Brad Taylor Applies His Decades in the US Military to Writing Novels

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 18, 2022

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on Writing on Your Own Terms

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on Writing on Your Own Terms

“When the publishing industry decides, our work suffers.”

By Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | January 14, 2022

Noor Naga on Exploring Alienation and Claustrophobia in Writing from the Arabian Gulf

Noor Naga on Exploring Alienation and Claustrophobia in Writing from the Arabian Gulf

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | January 14, 2022

“Creatures of Water.” Sue Lynn Tan on the Role of Chinese Mythology in Her Depictions of Dragons

“Creatures of Water.” Sue Lynn Tan on the Role of Chinese Mythology in Her Depictions of Dragons

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | January 14, 2022

Stories vs Ideas: <br>Finding Something Deeply Personal in the Philosophical Novel

Stories vs Ideas:
Finding Something Deeply Personal in the Philosophical Novel

David Hollander on Fiction as an Alternative to Silence

By David Hollander | January 13, 2022

Kathryn Schulz on the Interplay of Joy and Grief in Our Lives

Kathryn Schulz on the Interplay of Joy and Grief in Our Lives

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | January 13, 2022

Leigh Stein on Reading Anne Frank During Quarantine

Leigh Stein on Reading Anne Frank During Quarantine

On the Extraordinary Work of Diarists to Create Meaning from Dramatic, Quotidian Times

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