Patty Crane on Translation and Influence

Patty Crane on Translation and Influence

"Somewhere along the way, my immersion in Tranströmer and my search for a sense of place merged. As if the poetry became the place, and the place the poetry."

By Patty Crane | October 27, 2023

Fact, Fiction, and Film: Jeremy Cooper on Creating Verisimilitude

Fact, Fiction, and Film: Jeremy Cooper on Creating Verisimilitude

"Like an iceberg, more lies below the surface than is visible on the printed page."

By Jeremy Cooper | October 26, 2023

Molly McGhee on the Importance of Acknowledgments

Molly McGhee on the Importance of Acknowledgments

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 26, 2023

Magic to Serve, Not Solve, a Story: KJ Dell'Antonia on Magical Rules in Literature

Magic to Serve, Not Solve, a Story: KJ Dell'Antonia on Magical Rules in Literature

On Vampires, Witches, and the (Literary) Craft of the (Magickal) Craft

By KJ Dell'Antonia | October 25, 2023

Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

Jessica Elefante on Books for Understanding Contemporary Life

By Jessica Elefante | October 25, 2023

Christopher Kennedy on Defining Prose Poetry and Working-Class Stories

Christopher Kennedy on Defining Prose Poetry and Working-Class Stories

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of The Strange God Who Makes Us

By Peter Mishler | October 25, 2023

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Nonfiction That Rivals Little Women: The Forgotten Essays of Louisa May Alcott

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Jhumpa Lahiri on the Freedom of Writing

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Maggie Smith on Playing with Narration in Memoir

By Memoir Nation | October 23, 2023

Eli Grober on The Art of Satire

Eli Grober on The Art of Satire

"Satire can speak truth to power."

By Eli Grober | October 20, 2023

Writing Sex in Arabic Literature: Ahmed Naji Narrates His Own Obscenity Trial

Writing Sex in Arabic Literature: Ahmed Naji Narrates His Own Obscenity Trial

"I’m ignorant and confused, even more so than Kafka’s man from the country"

By Ahmed Naji | October 19, 2023

Justin Torres on the Tricky Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

Justin Torres on the Tricky Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 19, 2023

How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of the 19th Century Helped Write a Contemporary Novel

How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of the 19th Century Helped Write a Contemporary Novel

Ritu Mukerji on the Life of Ann Preston and the Enduring Power of Medical Fiction

By Ritu Mukerji | October 18, 2023

Fear, Friendship, and Finding Your Place: Kristen Simmons and Johnny Compton

Fear, Friendship, and Finding Your Place: Kristen Simmons and Johnny Compton

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S03E06

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 18, 2023

The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

Allison Epstein on the Popularity of World War II Novels, Reform Movements, and Why We Need Historical Stories

By Allison Epstein | October 17, 2023

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Christine Coulson Considers Finding Inspiration in Museum Wall Labels

By Christine Coulson | October 17, 2023

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