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Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra:<br> “Ah, Fuck Em.”

Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra:
“Ah, Fuck Em.”

From Her One Story Literary Debutante Ball Address

By Alice McDermott | May 10, 2024

Lolita is Nabokov: On the Parallel Histories of the Writer and His Most Famous Character

Lolita is Nabokov: On the Parallel Histories of the Writer and His Most Famous Character

Monika Zgustova Explores Childhood Sexual Abuse and Its Aftermath, On and Off the Page

By Monika Zgustova | May 10, 2024

Karen Tei Yamashita on Seeking Stories in the Soil

Karen Tei Yamashita on Seeking Stories in the Soil

“Undo the shame of forgetting. Dig and sift through dark soil. Feel its texture.”

By Karen Tei Yamashita | May 10, 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 Colm Tóibín, Sathnam Sanghera, Kaliane Bradley, and More

By Book Marks | May 10, 2024

Sitting at the Cool Table: Christina Cooke and Marissa Higgins on the (Supposed) Renaissance of Queer Lit

Sitting at the Cool Table: Christina Cooke and Marissa Higgins on the (Supposed) Renaissance of Queer Lit

The Authors of “Broughtupsy” and “A Good Happy Girl” in Conversation

By Christina Cooke | May 10, 2024

Claire Messud on Blurring Family History and Fiction

Claire Messud on Blurring Family History and Fiction

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 9, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

By Brian Gresko | May 9, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | May 9, 2024

How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

By Simon Van Booy | May 9, 2024

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Fiona Warnick on the Question of What Is Worth Documenting

By Fiona Warnick | May 9, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Wendy Chen is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Wendy Chen is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Julián Delgado Lopera, Bo-Young Kim, Brandon Shimoda, and Others

By Diana Arterian | May 9, 2024

Sophie Ratcliffe on Loss and Love

Sophie Ratcliffe on Loss and Love

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 9, 2024

In Praise of Pulitzer Prize-Winner Jayne Anne Phillips

In Praise of Pulitzer Prize-Winner Jayne Anne Phillips

Jonathan Corcoran on the Teacher Who Taught Him That Writing Begins Far From the Page

By Jonathan Corcoran | May 8, 2024

Soil As Archive: On the Work of Recognizing Alternate Forms of Sentience

Soil As Archive: On the Work of Recognizing Alternate Forms of Sentience

Angie Sijun Lou Considers the Many Conceptions of Time

By Angie Sijun Lou | May 8, 2024

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of <em>The Millstone</em> by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of The Millstone by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

Carrie Mullins Recommends a 1960s British Novel for Present-Day America

By Carrie Mullins | May 8, 2024

Why Are So Many Mexican Novels Set in Cantinas?

Why Are So Many Mexican Novels Set in Cantinas?

Nicolás Medina Mora Considers the Role of the Neighborhood Watering Hole in Mexican Literature and Culture

By Nicolás Medina Mora | May 8, 2024

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