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12 Literary Writers on Stephen King's Influence

12 Literary Writers on Stephen King's Influence

Happy Birthday to the King of Horror

By Emily Temple | September 21, 2017

How A Single Rosh Hashanah Dinner Sparked 10 Years of Research

How A Single Rosh Hashanah Dinner Sparked 10 Years of Research

Devin Murphy on Recording the Memories of the Last WWII Veterans

By Devin Murphy | September 21, 2017

Imagining the Future of Nigeria: Accessing Africa Through Sci-Fi

Imagining the Future of Nigeria: Accessing Africa Through Sci-Fi

Deji Bryce Olukotun on Making the Shift to Genre

By Deji Bryce Olukotun | September 18, 2017

Writing My Trauma With a Little Help From a Jason Bourne Car Chase

Writing My Trauma With a Little Help From a Jason Bourne Car Chase

Winnie M. Li on What Writers Can Take from the Big Screen

By Winnie M. Li | September 18, 2017

Evil Enters From the Left: On Pantomime and the Classic Stage

Evil Enters From the Left: On Pantomime and the Classic Stage

Elly Griffiths Remembers Learning the Feel of Real Drama

By Elly Griffiths | September 18, 2017

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on How to Write and How to Read

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on How to Write and How to Read

"When it's difficult, what keeps me going is the possibility of joy."

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2017

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7 Writers Who Were Also Editors (And the Books They Edited)

By Emily Temple | September 14, 2017

When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish

By Emily Temple | September 13, 2017

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

By Kaveh Akbar | September 12, 2017

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

Josh Weil Considers How Hard It Is to Drown All His Darlings

By Josh Weil | September 12, 2017

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

They're Not Always What You'd Expect

By Emily Temple | September 12, 2017

Can the <em>New York Times'</em> Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

Can the New York Times' Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

On Winning the "American Idol" of Aspiring Memoirists

By Andrea Jarrell | September 8, 2017

The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

When Sent, Our Careful Construction is Turned into Vulnerability

By Meghan Forbes | September 7, 2017

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

Words of Wisdom from Those Who Publish (and Do Not Perish)

By Helen Sword | September 7, 2017

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

Mark Haskell Smith on Adapting His Book Salty for the Big Screen

By Mark Haskell Smith | September 7, 2017

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

"I feel the Force. I listen to my gut. I write what feels good."

By Emily Temple | September 1, 2017

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