WATCH: Nimmi Gowrinathan in Conversation with John Freeman

WATCH: Nimmi Gowrinathan in Conversation with John Freeman

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By The Virtual Book Channel | August 19, 2021

What Makes a Great First Sentence?

What Makes a Great First Sentence?

Alice McDermott on the Importance of Starting a Story with Confidence

By Alice McDermott | August 18, 2021

On Romanizing Korean Names and Writing Immigrant Stories in an Acquired Language

On Romanizing Korean Names and Writing Immigrant Stories in an Acquired Language

Yoon Choi Navigates the Complicated Path to Publication

By Yoon Choi | August 18, 2021

On Learning to Take Author Photos Remotely During the Pandemic

On Learning to Take Author Photos Remotely During the Pandemic

Beowulf Sheehan Adapts His Art to a New Normal

By Beowulf Sheehan | August 18, 2021

Deesha Philyaw on Leaving a Marriage While Writing a Short Story Collection

Deesha Philyaw on Leaving a Marriage While Writing a Short Story Collection

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | August 18, 2021

My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

My Shadow Book: On Consciously—or Unconsciously—Immortalizing Ex-Partners in Literary Fiction

Andrew Palmer Struggles with the Idea of Creating Characters (Partly) Based on an Ex

By Andrew Palmer | August 17, 2021

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WATCH: Tod Goldberg on Being Ruled By Your Own Game

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Fascist Fandom and Raging Incels: Tracing the Baffling Nerd-to-White-Nationalist Pipeline

By A.E. Osworth | August 16, 2021

The Cognitive Dissonance of America: Writing Through the Terror of Trumpland

By Brian Castleberry | August 16, 2021

How I Tracked Down the Hidden Lives of the Radical, Wealthy Morris Sisters

How I Tracked Down the Hidden Lives of the Radical, Wealthy Morris Sisters

Julie Klam on How She Told the Story of Her Notable Relatives

By Julie Klam | August 16, 2021

Fictionalizing a Dark Chapter in the History of Milwaukee Policing

Fictionalizing a Dark Chapter in the History of Milwaukee Policing

Willa C. Richards on Harold Breier, Jeffrey Dahmer, and a Long Legacy of Neglect and Racism

By Willa C. Richards | August 13, 2021

The Loneliness of the Full-Time Writer

The Loneliness of the Full-Time Writer

Mike Gayle Tries to Find Community in a Solitary Profession

By Mike Gayle | August 13, 2021

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on Understanding Voice in Fiction

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on Understanding Voice in Fiction

"I write as a conductor, not as a performer."

By Maurice Carlos Ruffin | August 13, 2021

Emma Sloley on Exploring Fear and Violence in Intimate Relationships

Emma Sloley on Exploring Fear and Violence in Intimate Relationships

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | August 13, 2021

"I'll take my characters to bed." Walter Dean Myers on his writing process and routines.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 12, 2021

Aching for the American Dream: On Writing the Delicate Stories of Immigrant and Refugee Students

Aching for the American Dream: On Writing the Delicate Stories of Immigrant and Refugee Students

Elly Fishman on What It Means to Earn the Trust of Her Teenage Subjects

By Elly Fishman | August 12, 2021

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