Kristen Arnett: “I Always Want to Write Something Messy. What’s the Fun of Being Clean All the Time?”

Kristen Arnett: “I Always Want to Write Something Messy. What’s the Fun of Being Clean All the Time?”

This Week from the Thresholds Podcast with Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | June 9, 2021

Jenny Lawson on (Dark) Humor as a Conduit to Compassion

Jenny Lawson on (Dark) Humor as a Conduit to Compassion

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | June 9, 2021

More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

Brian Hall on Balancing the “Two Cultures” in His Family and His Writing

By Brian Hall | June 9, 2021

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

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

Featuring Sam Apple, Paul Mendez, Kathy Wang, and More

By Teddy Wayne | June 8, 2021

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

The Author of In the Event of Contact in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | June 8, 2021

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

Are you surprised that Stephen King doesn’t outline his plots?

By Jonny Diamond | June 7, 2021

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Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

By Edward Slingerland | June 7, 2021

On Writing Through a Residency That Never Happened (But Did?)

By Marta Bausells | June 7, 2021

WATCH: Raven Leilani in Conversation with Pandora Sykes at the Hay Festival

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 7, 2021

Matthew Clark Davison on Care, Abuse, and the Narrative Possibilities of Brotherhood

Matthew Clark Davison on Care, Abuse, and the Narrative Possibilities of Brotherhood

The Author of Doubting Thomas in Conversation with Paul Lisicky

By Paul Lisicky | June 7, 2021

What Novels Can Borrow from the Sweeping Mythology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

What Novels Can Borrow from the Sweeping Mythology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Benjamin Percy on Creating a New World Within the Old

By Benjamin Percy | June 4, 2021

The Advantages of Failure: What Thoreau Taught Me About Journal Writing

The Advantages of Failure: What Thoreau Taught Me About Journal Writing

David Gessner on the Transformative Power of a Daily Writing Practice

By David Gessner | June 4, 2021

Why Andrea Stewart Didn’t Want to Write Another Patriarchal Fantasy Novel

Why Andrea Stewart Didn’t Want to Write Another Patriarchal Fantasy Novel

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | June 4, 2021

Making the Tricky Switch From Writing Adult Literature to Children’s

Making the Tricky Switch From Writing Adult Literature to Children’s

Pamela Erens on Writing a Kid’s Book for Her Past Self

By Pamela Erens | June 4, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Sewanee Review</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Sewanee Review

Everything You Need to Know About America’s Oldest Continuously Published Literary Quarterly

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 4, 2021

Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

"It morphs as it builds. It refuses to hold still."

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2021

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