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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.”

By Sanna Wani | September 24, 2026

What Learning to Paint and Reading <em>The Elements of Style</em> Have in Common

What Learning to Paint and Reading The Elements of Style Have in Common

Susan Coll on Letting Your Mind Wander Outside the Box

By Susan Coll | September 23, 2026

10 Essential Ukrainian Reads, From Memoir to Novel

10 Essential Ukrainian Reads, From Memoir to Novel

Sasha Dovzhyk Recommends Lesia Ukrainka, Victoria Amelina, Olena Stiazhkina

By Sasha Dovzhyk | September 23, 2026

In Praise of Lost Time: On a Poetics That Subverts Linear Chronology

In Praise of Lost Time: On a Poetics That Subverts Linear Chronology

Laura Kolbe: “Having an intimate, almost sensual relationship to the clock is the derangement.”

By Laura Kolbe | September 23, 2026

Isabel Allende on Finding the Freedom to Write

Isabel Allende on Finding the Freedom to Write

The House of the Spirits Started Out as a Letter to Allende’s Grandfather

By Isabel Allende | September 18, 2026

Nine Books of Poetry About Breakups (and Awakenings)

Nine Books of Poetry About Breakups (and Awakenings)

Elizabeth Metzger Recommends Anne Carson, Sandra Lim, Maggie Millner, and More

By Elizabeth Metzger | September 17, 2026

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How an Egyptian Prison Poem Came to Structure My Memoir

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Who Are MFA Workshops Really For?

By Devon Halliday | September 16, 2026

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By Lydia Mathis | September 16, 2026

How Madeleine Thien Organizes Her Bookshelves, Among Other Things

How Madeleine Thien Organizes Her Bookshelves, Among Other Things

A Questionnaire With the Author of Simple Recipes

By Madeleine Thien | September 15, 2026

The Conveniences I Used to Write a Book About Inconvenience (Definitely Not AI)

The Conveniences I Used to Write a Book About Inconvenience (Definitely Not AI)

Gabe Bullard on Avoiding AI, Enshittification, and How Convenience Culture Makes a Lot of Things Worse

By Gabe Bullard | September 15, 2026

When Your Town Needs a Bookstore... Why Not Open One Yourself?

When Your Town Needs a Bookstore... Why Not Open One Yourself?

Rachel Pastan on Building Community and Writing a Novel

By Rachel Pastan | September 14, 2026

How Raising a Multilingual Tot Helped Me Write a Multicultural Novel

How Raising a Multilingual Tot Helped Me Write a Multicultural Novel

Bo Wang on Finding Ways to Seamlessly Incorporate English and Mandarin Into Her Fiction

By Bo Wang | September 14, 2026

Harlan Coben Answers the Age-Old Question: “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?”

Harlan Coben Answers the Age-Old Question: “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?”

“Sometimes, it’s a simple ‘what-if.’”

By Harlan Coben | September 11, 2026

Tom Cole on Autofiction, Shame-Based Writing, and Being an Unreliable Narrator

Tom Cole on Autofiction, Shame-Based Writing, and Being an Unreliable Narrator

The Author of Chimes in Conversation with Morgan Bassichis

By Morgan Bassichis | September 11, 2026

My Partner Refuses to Read or Even TALK About Books? Should We Break Up?

My Partner Refuses to Read or Even TALK About Books? Should We Break Up?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior on This Week’s Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | September 10, 2026

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