Javier Zamora and Susan Kiyo Ito on Writing the Story You Have to Write

Javier Zamora and Susan Kiyo Ito on Writing the Story You Have to Write

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

By Memoir Nation | August 12, 2024

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Helen Phillips, Eliza Griswold, Jane Alison, and More

By Book Marks | August 9, 2024

Bringing Felice Bauer to Life in Magdaléna Platzová’s <em>Life After Kafka</em>

Bringing Felice Bauer to Life in Magdaléna Platzová’s Life After Kafka

Alex Zucker on the Importance of Style and Voice in Literary Translation

By Alex Zucker | August 9, 2024

Flynn Berry on an Underrated Tool for Character Development: Grocery Shopping

Flynn Berry on an Underrated Tool for Character Development: Grocery Shopping

“I need to know if my character shops for convenience or comfort. If she’s buying ingredients for elaborate recipes, or frozen ready-meals.”

By Flynn Berry | August 9, 2024

When the Best Possible Story is Right Outside Your Door

When the Best Possible Story is Right Outside Your Door

Nathan Deuel on (Trying) to Teach Travel Writing in the Middle of the UCLA Student Protests

By Nathan Deuel | August 9, 2024

My Friends Have Bad Taste in Poetry and I Want to Tell Them: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Friends Have Bad Taste in Poetry and I Want to Tell Them: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 8, 2024

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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Jasmin Graham on Understanding Sharks

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 8, 2024

Liz Rosenberg on Louisa May Alcott's Essays

By History of Literature | August 8, 2024

Making Space for Palestinian Happiness

Making Space for Palestinian Happiness

Nabil Echchaibi on Finding Joy Amidst the Crush of Occupation

By Nabil Echchaibi | August 7, 2024

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Helen Phillips Recommends Octavia Butler, Jessamine Chan, Arthur I. Miller, and More

By Helen Phillips | August 7, 2024

Experiencing Place in Fiction: On Allowing Your Characters to Get Lost

Experiencing Place in Fiction: On Allowing Your Characters to Get Lost

Lena Valencia on Writing Place Like a Character, Rebecca Solnit, and the American Southwest

By Lena Valencia | August 7, 2024

Lifting the Curse of Luigi da Porto: On the Life and Legacy of a 15th-Century Italian Poet

Lifting the Curse of Luigi da Porto: On the Life and Legacy of a 15th-Century Italian Poet

Kate Weinberg Finds Literary Inspiration in Romeo and Juliet’s Original Creator

By Kate Weinberg | August 7, 2024

The Art of Giving Up (and Starting Over) as a Novelist

The Art of Giving Up (and Starting Over) as a Novelist

Kat Tang on Moral Failings, Becoming a Lawyer, and Acknowledging When to Shelve Your Work

By Kat Tang | August 7, 2024

Sonya Kelly on Jean-Dominique Bauby's <em>The Diving Bell and the Butterfly</em>

Sonya Kelly on Jean-Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | August 7, 2024

Helen Phillips on Writing Speculative Fiction in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Helen Phillips on Writing Speculative Fiction in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Hum”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 6, 2024

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