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Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

Falling in Love with a Dog and the World

Ramona Ausubel on the Softness of Beasts

By Ramona Ausubel | April 19, 2023

Kevin Chong on Finding Inspiration in Surprise

Kevin Chong on Finding Inspiration in Surprise

“Surprises are often ones you initially resist, if not outright ignore.”

By Kevin Chong | April 19, 2023

Elizabeth Graver and J.C. Hallman on the Blurred Boundaries between Fact and Fiction

Elizabeth Graver and J.C. Hallman on the Blurred Boundaries between Fact and Fiction

"I’m interested in nostalgia and what it means to think you’re at the height of your life."

By Literary Hub | April 19, 2023

For teens who like to write: Miami Book Fair is offering a virtual summer camp.

For teens who like to write: Miami Book Fair is offering a virtual summer camp.

By Jonny Diamond | April 18, 2023

Margo Jefferson on the Roots of Criticism

Margo Jefferson on the Roots of Criticism

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | April 18, 2023

A Shed of One’s Own (in Upstate New York)

A Shed of One’s Own (in Upstate New York)

Molly Prentiss on Trading Chaos for Quiet in Hopes of Writing

By Molly Prentiss | April 18, 2023

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Katy Simpson Smith on Writing a Southern Woman Louder Than Herself

By Katy Simpson Smith | April 18, 2023

Ramona Ausubel on the Complexity of Families Both Human and Non-

By Jane Ciabattari | April 18, 2023

Ling Ling Huang on the Intersection of Classical Music and Writing

By So Many Damn Books | April 18, 2023

J. Ryan Stradal on Writing to Keep His Mom Alive

J. Ryan Stradal on Writing to Keep His Mom Alive

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 18, 2023

No One’s Suffering is Banal: Cathleen Schine on the Intricacy of Writing Trauma

No One’s Suffering is Banal: Cathleen Schine on the Intricacy of Writing Trauma

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 17, 2023

Gabrielle Octavia Rucker on the Power of Decentering Human Experience in Poetry

Gabrielle Octavia Rucker on the Power of Decentering Human Experience in Poetry

Peter Mishler Talks With the Author of Dereliction

By Peter Mishler | April 17, 2023

The Bolt Bus Was My Biweekly Bardo: Life Between Writer and Daughter

The Bolt Bus Was My Biweekly Bardo: Life Between Writer and Daughter

Blair Hurley on the Inability to Sustain Her Writer-Self on Weekends

By Blair Hurley | April 17, 2023

Pattiann Rogers on the Scientific Underpinnings of Poetry

Pattiann Rogers on the Scientific Underpinnings of Poetry

“Poets judge their own reactions to the words and the forms they have chosen.”

By Pattiann Rogers | April 14, 2023

Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction

Rachel Beanland on Managing Time in Fiction

On the Careful Balance Between Scene and Summary

By Rachel Beanland | April 14, 2023

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

Daphne Kalotay Reminds Us of the Value of Short Fiction

By Daphne Kalotay | April 13, 2023

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