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The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

Matthew J. Prigge on Writing His Book With the Help of a Librarian and a Stack of Boxes in the Basement

By Matthew J. Prigge | September 29, 2026

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

William T. Vollmann on Trying to Excavate American Foreign Policy From the Cold War to the War on Terror

Behind the Decades-Long Publication Journey Behind His Latest Novel

By William T. Vollmann | September 28, 2026

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Why Ghosts Are Haunting Us in 2026 (For Real)

Tara Badstubner on Our Fascination with the Spectral Realm

By Tara Badstubner | September 28, 2026

Got Writer’s Block? Go to the Theater!

Got Writer’s Block? Go to the Theater!

Amy Fusselman Recommends Her Favorite Unconventional Writing Practice

By Amy Fusselman | September 25, 2026

I’m Having a Hard Time Saying No: How Can I Be More of a Literary Asshole?

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Sanna Wani on Crafting a Poetics of Daughterhood

Sanna Wani on Crafting a Poetics of Daughterhood

“There was the daughter I had been and the daughter that I was becoming. Both went hand in hand with poetry I was writing.”

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