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Sanaë Lemoine on the Reveal That Changed Her Life... and Inspired Her Novel

Sanaë Lemoine on the Reveal That Changed Her Life... and Inspired Her Novel

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | October 6, 2021

So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

Bonnie Friedman Breaks Down the Writerly Tendency for Self-Annihilation

By Bonnie Friedman | October 6, 2021

<em>Reading Women</em> on the Social and Psychological Dynamics in Women’s Crime Fiction

Reading Women on the Social and Psychological Dynamics in Women’s Crime Fiction

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | October 6, 2021

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”

By Amitava Kumar | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Sara Davidson on the Ten Lessons She Learned

By Sara Davidson | October 5, 2021

How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

How Writing “Vengeful Fiction” Can Make You a Better Person

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on Finding Empathy in Writing and Putting Anger to Good Use

By Jocelyn Nicole Johnson | October 5, 2021

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Myriam J.A. Chancy on Writing Haiti and Honoring Its Local Realities

By Jane Ciabattari | October 5, 2021

Peter Orner on the Pressure of Fiction’s Infinite Possibilities

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 4, 2021

The Theory of (Artistic) Relativity, Illustrated

By Michelle Rial | October 1, 2021

Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically

Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically

“It is the way we see.”

By Roy Peter Clark | October 1, 2021

On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

Brian Swann Shares His Archival Research

By Brian Swann | October 1, 2021

Against Certainty: Melissa Broder on the Intellectual Freedom of Poetry

Against Certainty: Melissa Broder on the Intellectual Freedom of Poetry

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 30, 2021

WATCH: Qian Julie Wang in Conversation with Charles Yu

WATCH: Qian Julie Wang in Conversation with Charles Yu

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | September 30, 2021

How a World-Renowned Magician Stays in Touch with Wonder

How a World-Renowned Magician Stays in Touch with Wonder

Joshua Jay Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | September 30, 2021

Lucy Ellmann: “It’s Time For Men to Read Books By Women”

Lucy Ellmann: “It’s Time For Men to Read Books By Women”

The Author of Things Are Against Us Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | September 29, 2021

Andrew Martin on the Fine Line Between Autofiction and Autobiographical Fiction

Andrew Martin on the Fine Line Between Autofiction and Autobiographical Fiction

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | September 29, 2021

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