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Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Christine Coulson Considers Finding Inspiration in Museum Wall Labels

By Christine Coulson | October 17, 2023

Ye Chun on Bilingualism and <em>Wuwei</em> Writing

Ye Chun on Bilingualism and Wuwei Writing

"Words did not flow. They were squeezed out and then staggered on the page without conviction."

By Ye Chun | October 17, 2023

George Saunders on Alteration

George Saunders on Alteration

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | October 17, 2023

Sally Foreman on Zabel Yesayan

Sally Foreman on Zabel Yesayan

In Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | October 17, 2023

Nothing is Lost in Translation: On Basque, Spanish, English and the Language of Dreams

Nothing is Lost in Translation: On Basque, Spanish, English and the Language of Dreams

Kirmen Uribe on Life and Literature Between Languages

By Kirmen Uribe | October 16, 2023

Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

"Over time I learned how to stare into that loss, a loss that brought more pain and longing than I’d ever felt, and pull her back through it."

By J. Ryan Stradal | October 16, 2023

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Stories About Myself: The Narratives and Realities of my Childhood in an Urban Commune

By Pamela Newton | October 16, 2023

On Safiya Sinclair, Noreen Masud and Exposing the Sins of Our Fathers

By Lily Dunn | October 16, 2023

Raising the Dead from Paper: Katharine Quarmby on Fiction's Friendly Ghosts

By Katharine Quarmby | October 16, 2023

Celia Brayfield on How Anna Sewell Changed Animal Rights

Celia Brayfield on How Anna Sewell Changed Animal Rights

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | October 16, 2023

Rainbow Rowell on the Love of Fan Fiction

Rainbow Rowell on the Love of Fan Fiction

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | October 16, 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 Bryan Washington, Madonna, Jhumpa Lahiri, Werner Herzog, and More

By Book Marks | October 13, 2023

Dorothea Lasky on the Power of Horror

Dorothea Lasky on the Power of Horror

The Poet Considers Kubrick's The Shining and Sylvia Plath's “Tulips”

By Dorothea Lasky | October 13, 2023

Living the Questions: Lisa C. Krueger on the Shared Foundations of Therapy and Poetry

Living the Questions: Lisa C. Krueger on the Shared Foundations of Therapy and Poetry

"Therapy, like poetry, requires us to embrace mystery."

By Lisa C. Krueger | October 13, 2023

Nicola Griffith on Writing Immersive Historical Fiction

Nicola Griffith on Writing Immersive Historical Fiction

"Empathy is a powerful tool, and sharp. Be careful how you wield it."

By Nicola Griffith | October 13, 2023

In Praise of Pulp Fiction

In Praise of Pulp Fiction

Isa Arsén on Carving Out a Home in a Bygone Genre

By Isa Arsén | October 12, 2023

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