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On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

Emily Harding Can't Separate the Independent Streak from the Austen Worldview

By Emily Harding | May 24, 2023

Kate Lebo on Making and Remaking Recipes On and Off the Page

Kate Lebo on Making and Remaking Recipes On and Off the Page

“Writing a recipe and reading a recipe are both acts of translation.”

By Kate Lebo | May 24, 2023

“Outside the Coordinates.” On Crafting Nonfiction That Takes Risks

“Outside the Coordinates.” On Crafting Nonfiction That Takes Risks

Laura Tillman Talks to Her Mentor and Former Teacher, Suzannah Lessard

By Laura Tillman | May 24, 2023

S.L. Wisenberg on Finding Home in Her Work

S.L. Wisenberg on Finding Home in Her Work

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By I'm a Writer But | May 24, 2023

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits <em>Girl, Interrupted</em> 30 Years After Its Publication

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits Girl, Interrupted 30 Years After Its Publication

“There was enough blank space in it for people to insert themselves.”

By Susanna Kaysen | May 23, 2023

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Ocean Vuong on the Moral Questions of Fiction

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By Talk Easy | May 23, 2023

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From This Day Backward: Avery Carpenter Forrey on Social Media and Memory

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Martin Amis on the Genius of Jane Austen (and What the Adaptations Get Wrong)

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Or: Trapped in a Movie Theater with Salman Rushdie, c. 1996

By Martin Amis | May 22, 2023

“It Can’t Be Political Propaganda, but it is Political.” Curtis Sittenfeld on Crafting a Feminist Voice in Fiction

“It Can’t Be Political Propaganda, but it is Political.” Curtis Sittenfeld on Crafting a Feminist Voice in Fiction

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By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 22, 2023

To Promote My Book, I Had To Get To Know My 25-Year-Old Self

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Casey Plett on the Distance Between Author-Selves, Ten Years Apart

By Casey Plett | May 22, 2023

What I Learned About Writing From Reviewing

What I Learned About Writing From Reviewing

Bethanne Patrick Works Backwards From the Criticism to a Great Book

By Bethanne Patrick | May 22, 2023

Anne Elizabeth Moore on Finding Minor Moments That Build a Picture of the World

Anne Elizabeth Moore on Finding Minor Moments That Build a Picture of the World

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 22, 2023

Gretchen Cherington on Investigating Toward Deeper Truths

Gretchen Cherington on Investigating Toward Deeper Truths

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