When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary <em>Esquire</em> Profile of Frank Sinatra

When New Journalism Was New: Gay Talese on His Legendary Esquire Profile of Frank Sinatra

On Trying—and Failing—to Interview Ol' Blue Eyes

By Gay Talese | December 22, 2021

Stacy D. Flood on Why He'll Never Write a Novel

Stacy D. Flood on Why He'll Never Write a Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 22, 2021

“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

The Author of The Fortune Men Speaks With Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | December 21, 2021

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

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

Featuring Cara Blue Adams, Peter Ho Davies, and More

By Teddy Wayne | December 21, 2021

Megan Milks on Using Genre Shifts to Explore Transness

Megan Milks on Using Genre Shifts to Explore Transness

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 21, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Juhea Kim on the Role of Literature in Lessons About Humanity

By Juhea Kim | December 20, 2021

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Tiphanie Yanique on Breaking the Rules of Form

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Mary O’Donoghue on Removing Comfort in Her Writing

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Rin Chupeco on How Fan Fiction Molded Them as a Writer

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Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 16, 2021

How to Make a Better World Without Centering Yourself: A Conversation with Alex McElroy

How to Make a Better World Without Centering Yourself: A Conversation with Alex McElroy

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 16, 2021

“I Think About <em>Don Quixote</em> a Lot.” Robin McLean on Narrative Versus Thought

“I Think About Don Quixote a Lot.” Robin McLean on Narrative Versus Thought

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 16, 2021

How to Write (Almost) Anything: A Very Serious Guide by Tom Bissell

How to Write (Almost) Anything: A Very Serious Guide by Tom Bissell

“Even when you are not ‘working on the book,’ you are working on the book.”

By Tom Bissell | December 15, 2021

“Books From My Own Community.” A Farewell from <em>Reading Women</em>

“Books From My Own Community.” A Farewell from Reading Women

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | December 15, 2021

Helen Hoang on Her—and Her Character’s—Diagnosis Process for Autism

Helen Hoang on Her—and Her Character’s—Diagnosis Process for Autism

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

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Tom Bissell Talks Hollywood, Adaptation, and Feeling Like an “Actual Writer”

Tom Bissell Talks Hollywood, Adaptation, and Feeling Like an “Actual Writer”

The Author of Creative Types Speaks With Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | December 14, 2021

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