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Becca Rothfeld (with Herman Melville and John Updike)

Becca Rothfeld (with Herman Melville and John Updike)

This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

By The Writers Institute | April 22, 2026

Prone To Be Productive: In Praise of Writing in Bed

Prone To Be Productive: In Praise of Writing in Bed

Megan O’Grady: “I don’t know about magic, but something happens in my bed, which is where I tend to think best.”

By Megan O'Grady | April 21, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips on Chronicling Her West Virginia Upbringing and Writer’s Journey

Jayne Anne Phillips on Chronicling Her West Virginia Upbringing and Writer’s Journey

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Small Town Girls

By Jane Ciabattari | April 21, 2026

How Lewis and Clark Invented the Western

How Lewis and Clark Invented the Western

Craig Fehrman on the Duo’s Influence on a Nascent American Literature

By Craig Fehrman | April 21, 2026

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Bonnie Friedman Recommends Deesha Philyaw, Azar Nafisi, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Bonnie Friedman | April 21, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 21, 2026

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How Writing Helped Me Heal After a Trauma

By Grace Spulak | April 20, 2026

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

By Laura E. Helton | April 20, 2026

Danielle Bainbridge on Defying the Formula to Find Your Form

By Memoir Nation | April 20, 2026

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

By Jonny Diamond | April 17, 2026

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 Maria Semple, Gwendoline Riley, Lena Dunham, and more

By Book Marks | April 17, 2026

Ramona Ausubel’s Favorite Exercise for Getting Unstuck

Ramona Ausubel’s Favorite Exercise for Getting Unstuck

Unleashing the Power of “What Ifs”

By Ramona Ausubel | April 17, 2026

On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)

On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)

Luke Goebel Considers the Evolution of a Novel, and a Relationship

By Luke Goebel | April 17, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Anne Truitt, Simon Critchley, James Hillman, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2026

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s <em>Hell of Solitude</em>

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell of Solitude

“The question then is, what does matter? What do we have when we do not have a story?”

By Polly Barton | April 16, 2026

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s <em>The Abyss</em>

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s The Abyss

“Jeyamohan stages his fundamental inquiry into the nature of existence and the meaning of values that runs through all his novels.”

By Suchitra Ramachandran | April 16, 2026

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