On the Pain of Reading Contemporary Writing When You Are a Contemporary Writer

On the Pain of Reading Contemporary Writing When You Are a Contemporary Writer

Will Self Navigates the Tricky Territory Between Pity, Envy, and Rumors of Posterity

By Will Self | July 2, 2021

Anna Solomon on Overcoming Her Inner Editor While Writing

Anna Solomon on Overcoming Her Inner Editor While Writing

"The trouble is, my editor self knows a lot more than she used to."

By Anna Solomon | July 2, 2021

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Molly Aitken Deconstructs the Inspiration for Her Debut, The Island Child

By Molly Aitken | July 1, 2021

Rivka Galchen: Humor is a Costume That Can Sneak Past the Psyche

Rivka Galchen: Humor is a Costume That Can Sneak Past the Psyche

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 1, 2021

WATCH: Victoria James on How to Make the Wine Industry a Better Place

WATCH: Victoria James on How to Make the Wine Industry a Better Place

Presented by Wine Access

By The Virtual Book Channel | July 1, 2021

When a Florida Man Researches His Home State for a Book (Police Not Involved!)

When a Florida Man Researches His Home State for a Book (Police Not Involved!)

John Brandon on the Origins of His New Novel

By John Brandon | July 1, 2021

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The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

By Jason Mott | June 30, 2021

Daisy Hernández: How Writing the Coming-of-Age Memoir Makes Room for Other Stories

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Tom Robbins on Personalizing the Editorial Process and Knowing When to End a Novel

By Gary Lippman | June 30, 2021

How Pedro Mairal Convinced His Parents He Needed to Study Literature

How Pedro Mairal Convinced His Parents He Needed to Study Literature

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 30, 2021

Thanks to the Plumber Who Slept in My Bed: How a Surprising Trespasser Inspired My First Novel

Thanks to the Plumber Who Slept in My Bed: How a Surprising Trespasser Inspired My First Novel

Beck Dorey-Stein on the Unexpected Muse Behind Rock the Boat

By Beck Dorey-Stein | June 29, 2021

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

Rachelle Toarmino on Celebrating a Debut During a Pandemic

By Rachelle Toarmino | June 29, 2021

Larissa Pham on Parasocial Relationships and Trying to Tell an Emotional Truth

Larissa Pham on Parasocial Relationships and Trying to Tell an Emotional Truth

The Author of Pop Song in Conversation with Zack Graham

By Zack Graham | June 29, 2021

Nathaniel Mackey on Evoking John Coltrane and the Visual Delights of Poetry

Nathaniel Mackey on Evoking John Coltrane and the Visual Delights of Poetry

Peter Mishler Talks with the Contemporary American Poet and National Book Award-Winner

By Peter Mishler | June 25, 2021

Matthew Salesses on Writing Plot and Cultural Context

Matthew Salesses on Writing Plot and Cultural Context

"Acceptance and rejection are cultural."

By Matthew Salesses | June 25, 2021

Joshua Henkin on Writing for the Long Haul

Joshua Henkin on Writing for the Long Haul

In conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | June 25, 2021

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