On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

Lucy Scholes Revisits Booker Shortlisted The Lost Father

By Lucy Scholes | April 3, 2023

How Octavia Butler’s <em>Kindred</em> Became a Novel

How Octavia Butler’s Kindred Became a Novel

Michael Silverblatt Talks with Octavia Butler About Historical Research, Trauma, Touch, and More

By Michael Silverblatt | March 31, 2023

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

“It’s the writer’s job to capture essences in words.”

By Grant Faulkner | March 31, 2023

Leslye Penelope on the Historic 1919 Trial That Fueled Her New Magical Heist Novel

Leslye Penelope on the Historic 1919 Trial That Fueled Her New Magical Heist Novel

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | March 31, 2023

Exit Strategies: So How Are You Supposed to End a Story?

Exit Strategies: So How Are You Supposed to End a Story?

Allegra Hyde on Fiction’s Favorite Endings

By Allegra Hyde | March 30, 2023

Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

The Keynote Address From Last Night's Whiting Awards Ceremony

By Ayad Akhtar | March 30, 2023

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Clint Smith is Reading Now and Next

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Nicole Chung Tells a Personal Story of Family, Class, Anger, and Grief in an Unequal America

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“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

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How Jason Booher’s Uses Color to Create Light

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Life in the Aftermath: Books That Explore What Happens After Things Go Wrong

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Cartoonist Barbara Brandon-Croft on the Double-Edged Sword of Being

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In Conversation with Guest Host Mira Jacob on Thresholds

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Kelly Link Can’t Write Narrative Before 3pm: And Other Tips For Purposeful Writing

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Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

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