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Murder Is a Plot Point. Suicide Isn’t.

Murder Is a Plot Point. Suicide Isn’t.

JJ Elliott Didn't Want to Change the Novel She Was Querying; One Agent Agreed.

By JJ Elliott | May 26, 2023

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 Javier Marías, Brandon Taylor, Rachel Louise Snyder, and More

By Book Marks | May 26, 2023

How Horror, As a Genre, Works

How Horror, As a Genre, Works

John Truby in Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 26, 2023

Publishing On and Off the Page: A Reading List of Books About Book People

Publishing On and Off the Page: A Reading List of Books About Book People

Jane L. Rosen Recommends Steven Rowley, Tia Williams, and More

By Jane L. Rosen | May 26, 2023

A Room Without a View: How to Create Space (and Time) for Creativity (on the Toilet)

A Room Without a View: How to Create Space (and Time) for Creativity (on the Toilet)

Daniel Wallace on His Father’s Writing Space

By Daniel Wallace | May 26, 2023

To Understand a Country: 8 Immersive Novels About Sudan

To Understand a Country: 8 Immersive Novels About Sudan

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One great short story to read today: Percival Everett's “The Appropriation of Cultures.”

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Rita Chang-Eppig on Researching Pirates for Her Debut Novel

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Ivy Pochoda on Writing About Violent Women (Without Making Excuses for Them)

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A More Introspective End of the World: A Reading List of Quiet Apocalypse Books

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Rising from the Ashes: Felix Salmon on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Surprising Resilience of the COVID Economy

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion

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Brooke Kroeger Traces the Rise of Journalism's Star Female Reporters

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“The Land of the Muses.” How Sardinia Became Italy’s Island of Poets

“The Land of the Muses.” How Sardinia Became Italy’s Island of Poets

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Why Eccentrics Find a Natural Home in Fiction

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Carlos Fonseca Finds a New Language in the World of the Outcast

By Carlos Fonseca Suarez | May 25, 2023

Emily Simon on Language Games, Perspective, and Inheriting a Tradition of Complaining

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