Manic Pixie Dream Portrait: On <em>500 Days of Summer</em> and <em>Dorian Gray</em>.

Manic Pixie Dream Portrait: On 500 Days of Summer and Dorian Gray.

By Katie Yee | July 20, 2021

Rachel Yoder on Navigating Chronic Pain Through Storytelling

Rachel Yoder on Navigating Chronic Pain Through Storytelling

The Author of Nightbitch Considers Writing as a Somatic Practice

By Rachel Yoder | July 20, 2021

10 new books you'll want to read right now.

10 new books you'll want to read right now.

By Katie Yee | July 20, 2021

Rosecrans Baldwin on Los Angeles, Wittgenstein, and Melancholy

Rosecrans Baldwin on Los Angeles, Wittgenstein, and Melancholy

This Week on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | July 20, 2021

Is There a More Interesting Way to Talk About the Blurry Line Between a Writer’s Life and Their Fiction?

Is There a More Interesting Way to Talk About the Blurry Line Between a Writer’s Life and Their Fiction?

Sara Martin on Legitimizing Our Lives Through the Experiences of Literary Heroes and Heroines

By Sara Martin | July 20, 2021

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting <em>The Green Knight</em> for Film

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting The Green Knight for Film

“This may be a poem that resists adaptation.”

By David Lowery | July 19, 2021

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How Oscar Wilde Won Over the American Press

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Understanding the Bronx:
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Michael Kleber-Diggs on Connecting to the World Through Poetry

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Kristen Radtke: How Do You Turn a Graphic Novel Into a Compelling Audiobook?

Kristen Radtke: How Do You Turn a Graphic Novel Into a Compelling Audiobook?

The Author of Seek You on Recreating the Intimacy of Images With Voice

By Kristen Radtke | July 16, 2021

All Our Monstrous Fantasies: A Reading List

All Our Monstrous Fantasies: A Reading List

Beth Morgan Recommends Patricia Highsmith, Han Kang, and More

By Beth Morgan | July 16, 2021

Searching For Myself in Working Class Art

Searching For Myself in Working Class Art

Cynthia Cruz Recommends Books by Didier Eribon, Mark Fisher, Clarice Lispector, and More

By Cynthia Cruz | July 15, 2021

How <em>The Baby-Sitters Club</em> Influenced a Generation of Writers

How The Baby-Sitters Club Influenced a Generation of Writers

BSC Editor David Levithan Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

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Shirley Jackson on Navigating Literary Fame Alongside Financial Uncertainty

Shirley Jackson on Navigating Literary Fame Alongside Financial Uncertainty

The Struggles of a Great American Writer, Revealed in Letters to Her Parents

By Shirley Jackson | July 14, 2021

Matt Bell on Heeding the Dire Climate Warnings of Our Best Literary Prophets

Matt Bell on Heeding the Dire Climate Warnings of Our Best Literary Prophets

The Author of Appleseed Recommends Work by Octavia Butler, Rebecca Roanhorse, Paolo Bacigalupi, and More

By Matt Bell | July 14, 2021

Voyage Into Genre with T. L. Huchu, P. Djèlí Clark, and Kamau Ware

Voyage Into Genre with T. L. Huchu, P. Djèlí Clark, and Kamau Ware

Introducing Our New Podcast with Tor Books

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | July 14, 2021

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