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

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

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 25, 2021

How to Reframe the Strangeness of <em>The Plague</em> as Sci-Fi Noir

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

Sunra Thompson on Finding Inspiration in "Low" Genres to Reimagine Albert Camus

By Sunra Thompson | November 24, 2021

Aimee Bender on Creating Structure to Ward Off Writing Dread

Aimee Bender on Creating Structure to Ward Off Writing Dread

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | November 24, 2021

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and <em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em>

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and The Phantom Tollbooth

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Four Humors

By Book Marks | November 24, 2021

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


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


This Week from FUSE: A BOMB Podcast

By FUSE: A BOMB Podcast | November 24, 2021

What <em>Lovecraft Country</em> Gave to Black Audiences

What Lovecraft Country Gave to Black Audiences

The Cast and Creators Speak to the Making—and Unmaking—of the HBO Series

By James Andrew Miller | November 24, 2021

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

By Stephanie Gangi | November 24, 2021

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

By Helen Chau Bradley | November 24, 2021

Sarah Hall on Creating Female Characters with Agency

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 24, 2021

Joanna FitzPatrick on Blending History and Fiction in Her New Book

Joanna FitzPatrick on Blending History and Fiction in Her New Book

In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | November 24, 2021

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Jonathan Gottschall on the Human Need To Silence Your Inner Voice

By Jonathan Gottschall | November 24, 2021

11 new books to be grateful for this week.

11 new books to be grateful for this week.

By Katie Yee | November 23, 2021

Ann Patchett on Creating the Work Space You Need

Ann Patchett on Creating the Work Space You Need

The Author of These Precious Days on Navigating the Limitations of the Writing Life

By Ann Patchett | November 23, 2021

In Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrows

In Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrows

John Koenig on the Project of Capturing the Subtleties of Human Emotion

By John Koenig | November 23, 2021

On the Supernatural, Scooby Doo Vibes of <em>The Hound of the Baskervilles</em>

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

Alex Higley and Willie Fitzgerald Guest on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 23, 2021

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

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

"Step inside. Take your time. Savor your discoveries."

By David Mitchell | November 23, 2021

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