"Write What You Know" is Not Good Writing Advice

Kate Southwood Offers a Warning to Young Writers

By Kate Southwood | May 16, 2017

A Muslim YA Author on Belonging at a Tennessee Book Festival

A Muslim YA Author on Belonging at a Tennessee Book Festival

Sheba Karim Goes to Murfreesboro

By Sheba Karim | May 15, 2017

Ballast, Grounding, Subject Matter: On Writers and Their Mothers

Ballast, Grounding, Subject Matter: On Writers and Their Mothers

The Ambiguities and Uncertainties of Love Make us Who We Are

By Mary Morris | May 12, 2017

I Wrote A Show About A Stay-At-Home-Mom While Living Away From My Kids

I Wrote A Show About A Stay-At-Home-Mom While Living Away From My Kids

On irony, gratitude, and mom-guilt

By Sarah Dunn | May 12, 2017

Claudia Rankine:

Claudia Rankine: "I Think We Need to Be Frightened"

Highlights from Her Talk at BAM's Eat, Drink, and Be Literary

By Emily Temple | May 11, 2017

Dear Rick Moody, Life Coach: Is Melancholy a Suburban Condition?

Dear Rick Moody, Life Coach: Is Melancholy a Suburban Condition?

On Honest Attempts to No Longer Feel Bad

By Rick Moody | May 11, 2017

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Why I Founded an Interdisciplinary Retreat for Artists and Writers

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What Makes a House a Home?

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Maurice Sendak on Art and Art-Making

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Ben Lerner on the Porous Boundaries of Literature, Truth, and Plagiarism

Ben Lerner on the Porous Boundaries of Literature, Truth, and Plagiarism

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By Emily Temple | May 4, 2017

Not Finishing My Novel Would Have Ruined My Life

Not Finishing My Novel Would Have Ruined My Life

Lisa Ko with Notes on the Long Game That is Writing

By Lisa Ko | May 3, 2017

Five Pieces of Writing Advice from Philip Schultz

Five Pieces of Writing Advice from Philip Schultz

Beware the Shitbird

By Emily Temple | May 3, 2017

5 Writing Retreats To Attend This Summer

5 Writing Retreats To Attend This Summer

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By Emily Temple | May 2, 2017

7 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Writing

7 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Writing

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How to Make Lauren Groff and Viet Thanh Nguyen's Favorite Cocktails

How to Make Lauren Groff and Viet Thanh Nguyen's Favorite Cocktails

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The Books That Made Your Favorite Writers Want to Write

The Books That Made Your Favorite Writers Want to Write

From Eileen Myles to Zadie Smith

By Emily Temple | April 26, 2017

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