On Patricia Highsmith and the Horror—and Revelation—of Obsession

On Patricia Highsmith and the Horror—and Revelation—of Obsession

Hannah Meyer Considers the Power of Destructive Desire
in Fiction and Life

By Hannah Meyer | July 24, 2023

Haunted by the Question: What It Means To “Become” a Writer

Haunted by the Question: What It Means To “Become” a Writer

Efrén Ordóñez Garza on Writing as Practice, Lifestyle, and Identity

By Efrén Ordóñez Garza | July 24, 2023

Jack Zipes on the Political Potential of Fairy Tales

Jack Zipes on the Political Potential of Fairy Tales

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 24, 2023

What Completism Can Teach Us About the Creative Process

What Completism Can Teach Us About the Creative Process

Rhian Sasseen Considers the Lost Art of Prolonged Artistic Growth

By Rhian Sasseen | July 24, 2023

Alice Elliott Dark on the Moral Argument of Fiction

Alice Elliott Dark on the Moral Argument of Fiction

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 24, 2023

Ben Purkert on the Art of Writing Unlikable Characters

Ben Purkert on the Art of Writing Unlikable Characters

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

By Memoir Nation | July 24, 2023

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Paula Hawkins on Creating a Strong Story Structure

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The Unique Challenges of Translating The Brothers Karamazov Into English

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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

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Time Travel Stories That Explore What It Means To Be Human

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Five Books That Show What Life Is Really Like In the Middle East

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Time Out of Mind: On the Ahistorical Cinematic Adaptation

Time Out of Mind: On the Ahistorical Cinematic Adaptation

A 1973 Bruno Schulz Adaptation Goes (Temporally) Beyond Its Source Material—and It’s Not Alone

By Tobias Carroll | July 21, 2023

Michael Connelly on His Path to the Top of the Crime Fiction World

Michael Connelly on His Path to the Top of the Crime Fiction World

The Author of Desert Star Talks to Ona Russell in the New Season of Authors in the Tent

By Authors in the Tent | July 20, 2023

Mikki Kendall Remembers the Indelible Work and Full Complexity of bell hooks

Mikki Kendall Remembers the Indelible Work and Full Complexity of bell hooks

“Creating for more than the white gaze or the male gaze was the goal.”

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Sarah Rose Etter on Tech Companies, NDAs, and the Precarity of a Job

Sarah Rose Etter on Tech Companies, NDAs, and the Precarity of a Job

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 20, 2023

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