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A Marionette in the Milky Way: On Finding Your Way Into the Story You Want to Tell

A Marionette in the Milky Way: On Finding Your Way Into the Story You Want to Tell

Lindsey Drager Considers Impermanence, Finality and the Forces of the Universe in Fictional Narratives

By Lindsey Drager | August 16, 2024

Beyond Mothering: Considering Ann Patchett’s Novels of Maternal Ambivalence

Beyond Mothering: Considering Ann Patchett’s Novels of Maternal Ambivalence

Monica Cardenas on a Literary Antidote to Society's Oppressive Prescription for Motherhood

By Monica Cardenas | August 15, 2024

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

Maris Kreizman on this Fall’s Incredible Crop of Fiction

By Maris Kreizman | August 15, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“In less than 200 pages, the book manages to be part autobiography, part anthropological investigation and part feminist tract.”

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Francine Prose on What 1974 Can Teach Us About 2024

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By Diana Arterian | August 15, 2024

A Literary Road Trip Across America

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“A Countrified Rumpelstiltskin.” On the Visceral, Versatile Stories of Brad Watson

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How the Prospect of Publishing Can Paralyze the Writing Process

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