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Jamel Brinkley on the Little Pleasures of Language

Jamel Brinkley on the Little Pleasures of Language

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | August 3, 2023

Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

Victoria Gosling Interrogates, Deconstructs, and Reinterprets the Classic Story of King Arthur

By Victoria Gosling | August 3, 2023

J. Vanessa Lyon on Finding Inspiration in the Photography of James Van Der Zee

J. Vanessa Lyon on Finding Inspiration in the Photography of James Van Der Zee

"A good photograph, like a good novel, represents a series of artistic choices."

By J. Vanessa Lyon | August 2, 2023

When Cause Doesn't Follow Effect: How to Structure the Strange

When Cause Doesn't Follow Effect: How to Structure the Strange

Rebekah Bergman Recommends Innovative Ways to Build Your Next Story

By Rebekah Bergman | August 2, 2023

Jamel Brinkley Spends His Time Rereading Incredible Prose

Jamel Brinkley Spends His Time Rereading Incredible Prose

The Author of Witness Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | August 2, 2023

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Rebecca Sacks on Imagining the Roads Her Life Might Have Taken

By Bee Sacks | August 1, 2023

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On the Joys of Food-Centered Fiction

By Michelle Wildgen | August 1, 2023

Ann Patchett on Grabbing Galleys and Getting Drafts Done

By Literary Hub | August 1, 2023

The Universe is an Unreliable Narrator: Mindy Mejia Litsplains Physics

By Mindy Mejia | August 1, 2023

How Exile Allowed Shastri Akella to Write a Queer Novel

How Exile Allowed Shastri Akella to Write a Queer Novel

On Queerness in the Mahabharata and Hiking the Himalayas for Inspiration

By Shastri Akella | July 31, 2023

The History of Literature Puts Langston Hughes in Context

The History of Literature Puts Langston Hughes in Context

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

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Hernan Diaz Has No Draft Two

Hernan Diaz Has No Draft Two

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 31, 2023

Gail Warner on Parent-Adult Child Dynamics for Writers

Gail Warner on Parent-Adult Child Dynamics for Writers

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By Memoir Nation | July 31, 2023

Yael Goldstein-Love on Elegantly Weaving Science into Fiction

Yael Goldstein-Love on Elegantly Weaving Science into Fiction

"I'd forgotten the fundamental law of fiction: don’t mess with suspension of disbelief."

By Yael Goldstein-Love | July 28, 2023

Anita Gail Jones on Crafting Fiction From Family Heirlooms

Anita Gail Jones on Crafting Fiction From Family Heirlooms

"Objects can carry the heft of memory, uplifting or debilitating, but never passive."

By Anita Gail Jones | July 27, 2023

How My Library Patrons Unexpectedly Helped Me Finish My Novel

How My Library Patrons Unexpectedly Helped Me Finish My Novel

Laura Sims on Creating a New Worldview

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