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What Makes a Book <em>Actually</em> Scary?

What Makes a Book Actually Scary?

Explore Genre This Season on Literary Disco

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WATCH: Elizabeth Crane Talks to Leslie Jamison About Divorce, Transformation, and More

WATCH: Elizabeth Crane Talks to Leslie Jamison About Divorce, Transformation, and More

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Forget Politics: Why a Novelist’s First Priority Is To Tell a Good Story

Jean Hanff Korelitz in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 23, 2022

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Shane Kowalski on Creating the Comedic Pivots in His Work

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Emotional Expression Is as Scary and Important as You Think It Is

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