Kaveh Akbar on Getting Sober and the Supernatural Language of Writing

Kaveh Akbar on Getting Sober and the Supernatural Language of Writing

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | July 14, 2021

Voyage Into Genre with T. L. Huchu, P. Djèlí Clark, and Kamau Ware

Voyage Into Genre with T. L. Huchu, P. Djèlí Clark, and Kamau Ware

Introducing Our New Podcast with Tor Books

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | July 14, 2021

Matt Bell on Solving Crises Through Speculative Fiction (and Having Fun Doing It)

Matt Bell on Solving Crises Through Speculative Fiction (and Having Fun Doing It)

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | July 14, 2021

Dana Spiotta on Turning to James Joyce for Inspiration and the Power of Cultural Reckonings

Dana Spiotta on Turning to James Joyce for Inspiration and the Power of Cultural Reckonings

The Author of Wayward in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | July 13, 2021

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

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

Featuring Anuk Arudpragasam, Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Elizabeth Greenwood, and More

By Teddy Wayne | July 13, 2021

To Write a Comic Novel, I Had to Shed the Weight of Expectation (and Adopt a New Name)

To Write a Comic Novel, I Had to Shed the Weight of Expectation (and Adopt a New Name)

Tahmima Anam on the Serious Business of Being Funny

By Tahmima Anam | July 13, 2021

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What Writing the Story of a Divorce Taught Me About My Own

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Steven Pressfield on the Artist
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Richard Flanagan on Writing (and Rewriting) Through the Devastating Bushfires in Tasmania and Australia

By The Literary Life | July 9, 2021

Rebecca Mead on Finding Ways to Keep Reporting Through Lockdown

Rebecca Mead on Finding Ways to Keep Reporting Through Lockdown

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | July 9, 2021

Anne Lamott on Writing Compelling Dialogue

Anne Lamott on Writing Compelling Dialogue

"Good dialogue encompasses both what is said and what is not said."

By Anne Lamott | July 9, 2021

Dana Spiotta on the Inevitable Reckonings of Generation X

Dana Spiotta on the Inevitable Reckonings of Generation X

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 8, 2021

What Do You Do When a Short Story Wants to Be a Novel?

What Do You Do When a Short Story Wants to Be a Novel?

Rachel Donohue on the Character That Wouldn't Leave Her Alone

By Rachel Donohue | July 8, 2021

What the Dead Leave Behind: On the Way a Life Can Inhabit a House

What the Dead Leave Behind: On the Way a Life Can Inhabit a House

Emily Austin Navigates the Grief That Lurks Within the Best of Memories

By Emily Austin | July 8, 2021

Jason Mott wants you to reconsider the

Jason Mott wants you to reconsider the "beautiful time capsule" of film noir.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 7, 2021

Deus Ex Machina with a Credit Card: On the Pleasures of Writing Supremely Rich Characters

Deus Ex Machina with a Credit Card: On the Pleasures of Writing Supremely Rich Characters

Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta Consider Our Literary Fixation on the Very Wealthy

By Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta | July 7, 2021

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