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If Not Donny Osmond Then Maybe Someone Else

If Not Donny Osmond Then Maybe Someone Else

On Family, Secrets, and Escaping Yourself

By Jeff Oaks | June 18, 2015

When Nerds Play Sports

When Nerds Play Sports

Puns, Dunks, and the Search for Lost Youth

By Erin Somers | June 18, 2015

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

Tell, Don't Show: In Which Rachel Dolezal Does Not Appear

By Oscar Van Gelderen | June 18, 2015

It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

Clark Davis

By Lit Hub Excerpts | June 18, 2015

In Praise of the Book Tower

In Praise of the Book Tower

On Clutter, Collecting, and the Infinite Stack

By Susan Harlan | June 17, 2015

The Joy of Throwing Away An Entire Novel

The Joy of Throwing Away An Entire Novel

How a 97,000-Word Manuscript Ends Up in the Ditch

By Laura Dave | June 17, 2015

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Poetry as a Second Language

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A Literary Long Weekend in Portland, Maine

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Please Stop Calling Us 'The Other Portland'

By Joshua Bodwell | May 22, 2015

Diary of a First-Time Book Tour

Diary of a First-Time Book Tour

On the Fine Art of Not F****** Up Your Reading

By Cate Dicharry | May 22, 2015

Work, Writing and Life in the New American West

Work, Writing and Life in the New American West

Christian Kiefer and Josh Weil, in Conversation

By Literary Hub | May 20, 2015

Norway's Greatest Living Writer is Actually Dag Solstad

Norway's Greatest Living Writer is Actually Dag Solstad

...And He's Coming to America

By Ane Farsethas | May 18, 2015

Zoo: On the Animalistic Origins of a Novel

Zoo: On the Animalistic Origins of a Novel

How 21 Animals Led to '15 Dogs'

By André Alexis | May 18, 2015

The Writer As Merchant

The Writer As Merchant

Selling Yourself as a Storyteller is an Ancient Tradition

By Jim Ruland | May 14, 2015

Ten Rules of Writing

Ten Rules of Writing

Amitava Kumar

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