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Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2023

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write <em>How</em> You Write, Just Give In.

Grace E. Lavery: You Already Write How You Write, Just Give In.

“The freedoms on the other side of self-surrender are much more interesting than those that require egoistic management.”

By Grace Lavery | June 16, 2023

Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

“If you’ve told the same story three times this week, write that one.”

By Helen Ellis | June 16, 2023

The Story of American Ice Begins with an Outrageous Marketing Plan

The Story of American Ice Begins with an Outrageous Marketing Plan

Amy Brady and Jeff Vandermeer in Conversation About the History and Future of Ice

By Jeff VanderMeer | June 16, 2023

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

A Desi Mr. Darcy: Sayantani DasGupta on Diverse Retellings of Regency Tales

“Maybe the sort of multicultural representation we see in recent Regency romances can be a kind of medicine.”

By Sayantani DasGupta | June 16, 2023

Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

"However painful it is to hear such stories, it is much more difficult for the wounded to share them."

By Mirinae Lee | June 16, 2023

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An Interdisciplinary Friendship: Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim in Conversation

By Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim | June 16, 2023

Get a call or a critique from a high-powered agent AND do good in the world.

By Jonny Diamond | June 15, 2023

The World Is Too Much With Us: Ann Beattie Close-Reads Frederick Barthelme’s “Box Step”

By Ann Beattie | June 15, 2023

How Writing About Climate Change Can Become a Form of Escapism

How Writing About Climate Change Can Become a Form of Escapism

Deborah Willis on the Existential Contradictions of Writing While Our Planet Is Imperiled

By Deborah Willis | June 15, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"An almost violent kind of achievement: a writer knifing forward, slicing open a new terrain"

By Book Marks | June 15, 2023

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

Aisha Harris Reflects on Racial Representation in Popular Culture

By Aisha Harris | June 15, 2023

What 300 Hours of Interviewing Musicians Taught Chris Payne

What 300 Hours of Interviewing Musicians Taught Chris Payne

The Author of Reflects on the Oral History of Emo Music

By Chris Payne | June 15, 2023

After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

Salma El-Wardany on Fairytales, Enduring Platonic Relationships, and Happy Endings that Don’t Involve Men

By Salma El-Wardany | June 15, 2023

A Short Childhood and a Long Depression with Luiz Schwarcz

A Short Childhood and a Long Depression with Luiz Schwarcz

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | June 15, 2023

Lights, Camera, White House: Matt Quirk on the Enduring Power of the West Wing in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Film

Lights, Camera, White House: Matt Quirk on the Enduring Power of the West Wing in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Film

Matt Quirk in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 15, 2023

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