Crafting a Documentary Poetics of Resistance in the Shadow of State Violence

Crafting a Documentary Poetics of Resistance in the Shadow of State Violence

“In situations in which the story of people is being smothered by institutions of power, adversarial documents can provide an opening.”

By Teresa Dzieglewicz | October 29, 2025

Zadie Smith, Catherine Newman, Cameron Crowe, and more: 23 new books out today!

Zadie Smith, Catherine Newman, Cameron Crowe, and more: 23 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 28, 2025

Susan Straight on Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 in Fiction

Susan Straight on Chronicling the Impact of COVID-19 in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Sacrament

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Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

“If Kafka were alive today, he wouldn’t be unpublished—he’d be under NDA.”

By Aron Solomon | October 27, 2025

Jaquira Díaz on Trust

Jaquira Díaz on Trust

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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Roy Wood Jr. on the Legacies We Inherit and Pass On

Roy Wood Jr. on the Legacies We Inherit and Pass On

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

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Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His Work

“I see film and books as apples and oranges. Both are fruits, but the taste is remarkably different.”

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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“You’ll See, a Lot Will Happen When I Die.” Remembering Gary Indiana

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