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Katie Crouch in Praise of the Not-Perfectly-Plotted Novel

Katie Crouch in Praise of the Not-Perfectly-Plotted Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | August 25, 2021

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Charlie Jane Anders and Becky Chambers on the Power of Storytelling (and Tea!)

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By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | August 25, 2021

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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on Writing Place and Juggling Projects

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By Jane Ciabattari | August 24, 2021

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Meet Granta’s Next Generation of Important Spanish Novelists

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By Tobias Carroll | August 23, 2021

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Edward Hirsch on the Poet’s Celebration of Grief

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 23, 2021

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Sabina Murray on the Limits of Journalism and the Wondrous Possibilities of Fiction

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

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