The Ghostly and the Real: On Spirit Worlds in African Literature

The Ghostly and the Real: On Spirit Worlds in African Literature

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By Karina M. Szczurek | November 2, 2026

How Is Writing Like Nursing?

How Is Writing Like Nursing?

Theresa Brown on the Strange Alchemy of Moving Between the Two Disciplines

By Theresa Brown | October 30, 2026

How Do You Write Through Grief?

How Do You Write Through Grief?

"How do you fit ghosts into paragraphs? How do you turn your weeping into a scene?"

By Traci Brimhall | October 29, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rebecca Perry is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rebecca Perry is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Anne Carson, Federico García Lorca, and Will Keohane

By Diana Arterian | October 29, 2026

Pretending to Be Tony Shalhoub: On Co-Writing a Book in My Father's Voice

Pretending to Be Tony Shalhoub: On Co-Writing a Book in My Father's Voice

Josie Adams on the Strange Intimacy of Writing We Thought They’d Never Leave

By Josie Adams | October 28, 2026

Embracing the Darkness: In Praise of Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

Embracing the Darkness: In Praise of Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

"Tales of destruction and rebirth show us what truly matters."

By Kate Maupin | October 28, 2026

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Worth the Risk: On Daring to Choose the Writing Life

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Mohammed Massoud Morsi on Writing About Palestinian Lives Beyond the Headlines

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“Turning to fiction allowed for stories that would otherwise have disappeared into the chest of time, to live on.”

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How a Love of Salem and <em>The House of Seven Gables</em> Inspired My Debut Novel

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Ashley Woo on Otherness, the Darkness of the Past, and How History Shapes Her Writing

By Ashley Woo | October 23, 2026

How to Find the Perfect Writing Soundtrack

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Marissa Levien on the Sound of Creativity

By Marissa Levien | October 23, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Thinking Books Are... Over?

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Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 22, 2026

Meet the Best Debut Novelists of 2026

Meet the Best Debut Novelists of 2026

The Seven Finalists for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize on Their Reading and Writing Lives

By Emily Temple | October 20, 2026

On Writing About Syria’s Uyghur Community As a Chinese-American

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Emily Feng Considers the Challenges of Navigating Trauma and Identity in a Post-War Context

By Emily Feng | October 19, 2026

Joseph Luzzi on Finding Inspiration Through His Mother’s Storytelling

Joseph Luzzi on Finding Inspiration Through His Mother’s Storytelling

“And so she held forth, the words pouring out of her in what would be her lone work and her masterpiece, the Book of Life.”

By Joseph Luzzi | October 19, 2026

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