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Leif Enger: Why I Carry a Kite With Me Everywhere

Leif Enger: Why I Carry a Kite With Me Everywhere

When You Need a Bit of Lift in Bad Times

By leifenger | October 3, 2018

Did the Creator of <em>The Twilight Zone</em> Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?

Did the Creator of The Twilight Zone Plagiarize Ray Bradbury?

Either Way, Rod Serling Definitely Pissed Him Off

By Emily Temple | October 2, 2018

Children's Books Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Backstory

Children's Books Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Backstory

Ann Patchett on Learning Some Unlikely Lessons

By Ann Patchett | October 1, 2018

When Writing Fiction Hurts the People You Love

When Writing Fiction Hurts the People You Love

Abigail DeWitt on Translating Real-Life Trauma Into Fiction

By Abigail DeWitt | September 28, 2018

Is It Real? 25 Famous Writers on Writer's Block

Is It Real? 25 Famous Writers on Writer's Block

Some People Write, Some People Don't

By Emily Temple | September 26, 2018

William Faulkner Was Really Bad at Being a Postman

William Faulkner Was Really Bad at Being a Postman

Good Thing He Had Other Talents

By Emily Temple | September 25, 2018

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Behind Amy Lilwall's Motivation for Writing The Biggerers

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How to Tour the Most Bookish Island in the World

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By Veronica Esposito | September 18, 2018

Don't Write a Book About Cancer, and Other Advice

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Shirley Barrett on Receiving a Cancer Diagnosis After Writing About It

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How I Went from Writing Ads About a Stoned Puppet to Writing a Memoir

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The Four Times I Became a Teacher

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The Debut Novelist's Guide to Battling Imposter Syndrome

Sharlene Teo on Fighting That Feeling of Fraudulence

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Every Book Tour Should Include a Public School

Every Book Tour Should Include a Public School

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By Jess deCourcy Hinds | September 4, 2018

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