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Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Include as Little History as You Can: The Danger of Explaining Too Much in Historical Fiction

Jesse Browner Explores Why the Core Rules of Fiction Still Apply in Stories of the Past

By Jesse Browner | May 20, 2025

Ben Calhoun on Editing for the Ear

Ben Calhoun on Editing for the Ear

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | May 20, 2025

Talk Fiction: Adelaide Faith on Turning an Obsession with Her Therapist into a Novel

Talk Fiction: Adelaide Faith on Turning an Obsession with Her Therapist into a Novel

The Author of “Happiness Forever” in Conversation with Chelsea Hodson

By Chelsea Hodson | May 19, 2025

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of... (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences)

Actually, It’s Ok to Steal Your Ideas. Sort Of... (Or: Learning to Love My Literary Influences)

Bryan VanDyke Ponders Inspiration Versus Plagiarism, Ursula Le Guin, and AI Hallucinations

By Bryan VanDyke | May 19, 2025

"Don Quixote," Proto-Feminist Text: How Cervantes' Daughter Shaped His Novel

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By Martha Bátiz | May 19, 2025

One great short story to read today: Alistair MacLeod, “To Everything There Is a Season”

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Monica Macansantos on Finding Her Voice and Reuniting with Her Father Through Used Books

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Here are the guest editors (and covers) for the Best American Series 2025.

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