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Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

Why We Need More Writers Practicing Medicine (and Vice Versa)

Xi Chen Looks at Two Unexpectedly Intertwined Professions

By Xi Chen | March 21, 2022

Every Coming-of-Age Story is an Apocalypse Story

Every Coming-of-Age Story is an Apocalypse Story

Andrew DeYoung on Despair and Hope in the Edgelands of Adulthood

By Andrew DeYoung | March 21, 2022

On the Fever Dream Brilliance of Harry Crews

On the Fever Dream Brilliance of Harry Crews

Kevin Wilson Considers What It Means to Be a Southern Writer

By Kevin Wilson | March 21, 2022

The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

Monique Roffey on Creating a Feminist Version of a Male Fantasy

By Monique Roffey | March 21, 2022

The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry on the World Expanding Experience of The Bluest Eye

By Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry | March 21, 2022

Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 21, 2022

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What Can Superhero Stories Do For Us In 2022?

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When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

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Melissa Febos on Frankenstein, Elissa Washuta, and The Velveteen Rabbit

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The Many Forms of Love in <em>Pachinko</em>

The Many Forms of Love in Pachinko

Juhea Kim on the Series Adaptation of Min Jin Lee's Bestselling Novel

By Juhea Kim | March 18, 2022

Toward a Literature of Sign Language

Toward a Literature of Sign Language

Ross Showalter on ASL, Translation, and Deaf Culture

By Ross Showalter | March 18, 2022

Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

As Basic Instinct Turns 30, Blake Turck Celebrates an Unlikely Inspiration

By Blake Turck | March 18, 2022

Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

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India Holton on the Joy and Universality of an Oft-Derided Genre Staple

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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By Book Marks | March 18, 2022

The Secrets and Silences of <em>The Golden Bowl</em>

The Secrets and Silences of The Golden Bowl

Dinitia Smith on Henry James’s Difficult, Powerful Final Novel

By Dinitia Smith | March 18, 2022

Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

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