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The Satire and Style of <em>Vanity Fair</em> is as Relevant as Ever

The Satire and Style of Vanity Fair is as Relevant as Ever

Roshan Sethi on William Makepeace Thackeray’s Famous Novel

By Roshan Sethi | July 9, 2026

A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion

A Room of Her Own: What Women Writers Sacrifice to Pursue Their Passion

Lisa Owens on Balancing the Demands of Motherhood With a Creative Life

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Writing Underwater: What Diving Taught Me About Trauma and Creativity

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Emeline Atwood on Fear, Recovery and Writing Fiction Based on Lived Experience

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An Imaginary Throuple Saved My Writing Career

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Kendra Allen on Writing—and Surviving—Her First Novel

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A Poet’s Account of the Power of the Yodel

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“One has to be willing to humiliate oneself in order to yodel, there is no spiritual bypass.”

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