• Craft and Criticism

    Arab Literature

    How Did the Arab Spring Change Fiction?

    By Talya Zax  November 29, 2021
    Graphic Novels

    Mirion Malle: “Let’s Talk About Mental Health Without Pointing Blame”

    By Sophie Yanow  November 29, 2021
    The Writing Life

    On Finally Finding an Authentic Voice (After Writing Several Dozen Books)

    By Mark Scarbrough  November 29, 2021
    Literary History

    Francine Prose on Her Encounters with the Literary Strange

    By Francine Prose  November 29, 2021
    #MeToo

    The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

    By Mary K. Holland  November 29, 2021
    Labor

    How My Passion Project Led to Burnout: On the Bittersweet Rewards of Creative Risks

    By Leigh Stein  November 29, 2021
    The History of Literature

    On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

    By History of Literature  November 29, 2021
    The Maris Review

    “Some People Just Treat Africa Like a Blank Canvas.” Chibundu Onuzo on Making Room for the Real in Fiction

    By The Maris Review  November 25, 2021
    Book Covers

    How to Reframe the Strangeness of The Plague as Sci-Fi Noir

    By Sunra Thompson  November 24, 2021
    Thresholds

    Aimee Bender on Creating Structure to Ward Off Writing Dread

    By Thresholds   November 24, 2021
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and The Phantom Tollbooth

    By Book Marks  November 24, 2021
    FUSE

    Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


    By FUSE: A BOMB Podcast   November 24, 2021
    TV

    What Lovecraft Country Gave to Black Audiences

    By James Andrew Miller  November 24, 2021
    Writing Advice

    If You Want to Write a Novel, Start with a Plan

    By Stephanie Gangi  November 24, 2021
    Reading Lists

    “Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

    By Helen Chau Bradley  November 24, 2021
    Otherppl

    Sarah Hall on Creating Female Characters with Agency

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  November 24, 2021
    New Books Network

    Joanna FitzPatrick on Blending History and Fiction in Her New Book

    By New Books Network  November 24, 2021
    Storytelling

    Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

    By Jonathan Gottschall  November 24, 2021
    The Hub

    11 new books to be grateful for this week.

    By Katie Yee  November 23, 2021
    Writing

    Ann Patchett on Creating the Work Space You Need

    By Ann Patchett  November 23, 2021
    Language

    In Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrows

    By John Koenig  November 23, 2021
    Lit Century

    On the Supernatural, Scooby Doo Vibes of The Hound of the Baskervilles

    By Lit Century   November 23, 2021
    Recommended Reading

    “Magnificent Hybrids.” David Mitchell on the Alchemy of A.S. Byatt’s Stories

    By David Mitchell  November 23, 2021
    I'm a Writer But

    Brendan Mathews on Writing a “Big” Book

    By I'm a Writer But   November 23, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Nikkolas Smith, Namrata Tripathi, and Jason Reynolds Introduce The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

    By The Virtual Book Channel  November 23, 2021
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