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

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<em>The Big Door Prize</em> Masters the Art of Comedy-Spiked Pathos

The Big Door Prize Masters the Art of Comedy-Spiked Pathos

The Thoughtfully Compact M.O. Walsh Novel Balloons into Something Bigger (and Funnier) on the Small Screen

By Alexis Gunderson | 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

Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 30, 2023

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

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

Featuring Kwame Alexander, Ada Limón, Nicole Chung and more

By Diana Arterian | March 30, 2023

The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 30, 2023

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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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On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

“A child who feels scolded or lectured to is less apt to pay attention.”

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Kelly Link Reads from Her New Short Story Collection <em>White Cat, Black Dog</em>

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

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Tara Conklin Recommends Novels That Hinge on the Great Before/After

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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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Divine Poetry: Katherine Rundell Shines a Light on John Donne

Divine Poetry: Katherine Rundell Shines a Light on John Donne

“My hope was that they would finish the book and immediately go and find his poetry.”

By Malcolm Borthwick | March 29, 2023

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