The Many Lessons from James Baldwin's <em>Another Country</em>

The Many Lessons from James Baldwin's Another Country

Carole Burns Rediscovers a Masterclass in Craft

By Carole Burns | September 18, 2023

The Marvelous Real: Leonardo Padura on Alejo Carpentier's <em>The Lost Steps</em>

The Marvelous Real: Leonardo Padura on Alejo Carpentier's The Lost Steps

"Art entails a kind of knowledge that is undoubtedly transcendent in character. And yet art must be, is, something more."

By Leonardo Padura | September 18, 2023

James Shapiro on Shakespeare and America

James Shapiro on Shakespeare and America

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 18, 2023

James McBride on Going on Faith

James McBride on Going on Faith

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 18, 2023

Ghassan Zeineddine on What Short Stories Do That Novels Can’t

Ghassan Zeineddine on What Short Stories Do That Novels Can’t

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | September 18, 2023

Kathleen Rooney on Writing Architecturally

Kathleen Rooney on Writing Architecturally

"In fiction, architecture can reveal that which might otherwise remain unreveal-able."

By Kathleen Rooney | September 15, 2023

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Committing to the High Romance of The Notebook

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A Lot of Pain and A Lot of Humor: Ottessa Moshfegh on Dinah Brooke's Lord Jim at Home

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What Writing Under the Constant Threat of Deluge Taught Me about the Creative Process

What Writing Under the Constant Threat of Deluge Taught Me about the Creative Process

Carol Dunbar on the Risk and Romance of Working in a Water Tower

By Carol Dunbar | September 14, 2023

Andy Borowitz and A. J. Jacobs on Living in the Age of Ignorance

Andy Borowitz and A. J. Jacobs on Living in the Age of Ignorance

The Authors of Profiles in Ignorance and The Year of Living Biblically in Conversation

By Literary Hub | September 14, 2023

John Manuel Arias on Living With and Writing Ghosts

John Manuel Arias on Living With and Writing Ghosts

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 14, 2023

Leila Aboulela on the Coups in Africa

Leila Aboulela on the Coups in Africa

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 14, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"There’s a whiff of desperate masculinity floating through the book, as rank as a Pretoria boys’ locker room"

By Book Marks | September 14, 2023

On the Enduring Popularity of Marvel's <em>Fantastic Four</em>

On the Enduring Popularity of Marvel's Fantastic Four

"The fact that the stories and characters that made me a reader as a kid are still as prevalent today just goes to show how truly fantastic they still are."

By Jerry Craft | September 13, 2023

James Reich on Existential Fiction and the Imprint of Nature

James Reich on Existential Fiction and the Imprint of Nature

"In fiction, as in reality, we dismiss nature at our peril."

By James Reich | September 13, 2023

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