Lauren Groff and Rebecca Makkai Talk Literary Ethics, the Loneliness of Bodies, and Writerly Friendship

Lauren Groff and Rebecca Makkai Talk Literary Ethics, the Loneliness of Bodies, and Writerly Friendship

“Writing is spooky. You’re colonizing another’s brain for as long as it takes for them to read your work.”

By Rebecca Makkai | September 8, 2021

Alexandra Kleeman on the Artificial Boundary Between the Natural and Man-Made

Alexandra Kleeman on the Artificial Boundary Between the Natural and Man-Made

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | September 8, 2021

Hilma Wolitzer on the Catharsis of Writing Through Grief

Hilma Wolitzer on the Catharsis of Writing Through Grief

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Today a Women Went Mad in the Supermarket

By Jane Ciabattari | September 7, 2021

Jennifer Sperry Steinorth on the Alchemy in Graphic Poetry

Jennifer Sperry Steinorth on the Alchemy in Graphic Poetry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 7, 2021

The Heartbreaking Ingenuity of the Mother-Writer

The Heartbreaking Ingenuity of the Mother-Writer

Olivia Campbell Explores What It Takes to Balance Art and Parenting in America

By Olivia Campbell | September 3, 2021

Jeff VanderMeer on Keeping Creative Play Alive

Jeff VanderMeer on Keeping Creative Play Alive

"Different forces are at work today with regard to the imagination."

By Jeff VanderMeer | September 3, 2021

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The Ambiguous Loss of (Probably) Not Selling My Novel

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Lauren Sandler on Setting Up Ground Rules with Her Book Subjects

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Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi on the Ambiguous and Unfolding Process of Healing

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In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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Not Sure If Your Dialogue Is Any Good? Get an Actor to Perform It

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Calvin Kasulke on Finding a Good Reason to Write Good Characters

By Calvin Kasulke | August 31, 2021

Mona Awad on the Duality and Universality of Shakespeare

Mona Awad on the Duality and Universality of Shakespeare

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | August 31, 2021

Christine Mangan on the Delicate Balance of Crafting Suspense

Christine Mangan on the Delicate Balance of Crafting Suspense

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Bonnie Friedman on the Pleasure of Diving into Details

Bonnie Friedman on the Pleasure of Diving into Details

"To write well we must sink into the silt of this world."

By Bonnie Friedman | August 27, 2021

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Michelle Jana Chan on the Power of Family to Shape Your Own Narrative

By Michelle Jana Chan | August 27, 2021

How an Irish Syntactical Peculiarity Helped Me Find My Protagonist’s Voice

How an Irish Syntactical Peculiarity Helped Me Find My Protagonist’s Voice

Kia Corthron on the Challenges of Dialect in Historical Fiction

By Kia Corthron | August 27, 2021

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