“Fabulous Outfits, Breathlessly Described.” A Reading List of Literary “It” Girls

“Fabulous Outfits, Breathlessly Described.” A Reading List of Literary “It” Girls

Véronique Hyland Recommends Edith Wharton, Elaine Dundy, and More!

By Véronique Hyland | March 16, 2022

The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn's <em>Geek Love</em>

The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn's Geek Love

“Geek Love may offend; it may repulse; in doing so, however, it speaks directly to what it means to be human.”

By Book Marks | March 16, 2022

Susan Orlean Is a Really Serious Chicken Lady

Susan Orlean Is a Really Serious Chicken Lady

This Week on Beyond the Page: The Best of the Sun Valley Writers‘ Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | March 16, 2022

Danté Stewart Reads From <em>Shoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle</em>

Danté Stewart Reads From Shoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | March 16, 2022

From Matt Bell, here's what a successful academic cover letter for creative writers looks like.

From Matt Bell, here's what a successful academic cover letter for creative writers looks like.

By Corinne Segal | March 15, 2022

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

It Only Took Two Arizona High School Students to Get Answers From the Legendarily Reclusive Author

By Murray Carpenter | March 15, 2022

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Finance Books for People Who Hate Finance: A Reading List

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How Twilight Zone and a Japanese Art Installation Inspired Sequoia Nagamatsu's Novel

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No Place You’d Want to Go: On Writing About Flint

No Place You’d Want to Go: On Writing About Flint

Kelsey Ronan Considers the Stories of a Home That Broke Her Heart

By Kelsey Ronan | March 15, 2022

Seasons of Scam: A Reading List of Fake Identities

Seasons of Scam: A Reading List of Fake Identities

Caitlin Barasch Recommends Books About Deception and Reinvention

By Caitlin Barasch | March 15, 2022

How to Fix Everything By Transforming Ourselves From Consumers Into Citizens

How to Fix Everything By Transforming Ourselves From Consumers Into Citizens

Jon Alexander in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 15, 2022

How a Secret Becomes a Story: Melissa Fu on the Importance of Listening to Elders

How a Secret Becomes a Story: Melissa Fu on the Importance of Listening to Elders

“There was a sense I had to write this story now. A sense that time was running out.”

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How Environmental Apocalypse Led to the Genocide of 3 Million Bangladeshis

How Environmental Apocalypse Led to the Genocide of 3 Million Bangladeshis

Scott Carney in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | March 15, 2022

Mapping the Unknown: Literary Defamiliarization in Our Pandemic Era

Mapping the Unknown: Literary Defamiliarization in Our Pandemic Era

Gabrielle Bellot on Viktor Shklovsky, the Risk of Life, and Art as a Way of Reencountering

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 14, 2022

After <em>How to with John Wilson</em>, Will More Filmmakers Use the Tools of Lyric Essay?

After How to with John Wilson, Will More Filmmakers Use the Tools of Lyric Essay?

Matthew King on the Genre-Bending Portrait of Public Life

By Matthew King | March 14, 2022

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