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Why the Hardliners of the World Fear the Word

Why the Hardliners of the World Fear the Word

From Jaipur to Iceland, on the Power of Language

By Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir | February 15, 2018

On the Very Contemporary Art of Flash Fiction

On the Very Contemporary Art of Flash Fiction

"To Be Brief Takes Time"

By John Dufresne | February 13, 2018

Judy Blume's Advice for Aspiring Writers

Judy Blume's Advice for Aspiring Writers

The Queen of Kid Lit Turns 80 Today

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2018

Why I'll Never Stop Reading

Why I'll Never Stop Reading "Junk" Fiction

Ben Dolnick on Being Shamed for Loving Genre Novels

By Ben Dolnick | February 12, 2018

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Orange County

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to Orange County

This Cosmopolitan Region Isn't Just for Republican Retirees

By Namrata Poddar | February 9, 2018

A Visual Tour of 35 Literary Bars and Cafés from Around the World

A Visual Tour of 35 Literary Bars and Cafés from Around the World

Drink Where Your Favorite Writers Once Drank

By Emily Temple | February 9, 2018

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Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2018

Will Self: In Praise of Difficult Novels

By Will Self | February 7, 2018

Confessions of a Typewriter Addict

By Anthony Casillo | February 5, 2018

What Ursula K. Le Guin Meant to Me: Four Writers Remember

What Ursula K. Le Guin Meant to Me: Four Writers Remember

How a Legendary Writer Made Lives Better

By Literary Hub | February 5, 2018

A Few Words of Indispensable Advice from Muriel Spark

A Few Words of Indispensable Advice from Muriel Spark

"Beware of men bearing flowers."

By Muriel Spark | February 1, 2018

Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

The Undying Trope of Glamorous Decay is Basically an Anthropologie Catalog

By Rosalie Knecht | January 31, 2018

Our Obsession with Lost Books, And How They Often Disappoint

Our Obsession with Lost Books, And How They Often Disappoint

Tim Wirkus on the Tension Between What is Anticipated and What is Delivered

By Tim Wirkus | January 31, 2018

Paris's Literary Hotel, a Room (and Writer) for Each Letter of the Alphabet

Paris's Literary Hotel, a Room (and Writer) for Each Letter of the Alphabet

(But Are You Sure You Want to Stay in the Kafka Room?)

By Matt Grant | January 31, 2018

Nonfiction As Queer Aesthetic: Discovering Myself, Discovering My Art

Nonfiction As Queer Aesthetic: Discovering Myself, Discovering My Art

Dave Madden on Recognizing the Possibility of Life and Narrative

By Dave Madden | January 30, 2018

How Nursing Led Me Back to Writing

How Nursing Led Me Back to Writing

Emma Glass Rediscovers the Importance of Storytelling in an Unlikely Place

By Emma Glass | January 29, 2018

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