On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages

On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages

Jason Guriel on the Evolution of Stylized Insults, from “Turdsworth” to “Tru-Anon”

By Jason Guriel | August 13, 2021

The Enduring Appeal of Fictional Sisters: A Reading List

The Enduring Appeal of Fictional Sisters: A Reading List

Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb Recommend Brit Bennett, Lucinda Riley, and Jane Green

By Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb | August 13, 2021

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on Understanding Voice in Fiction

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on Understanding Voice in Fiction

"I write as a conductor, not as a performer."

By Maurice Carlos Ruffin | August 13, 2021

Emma Sloley on Exploring Fear and Violence in Intimate Relationships

Emma Sloley on Exploring Fear and Violence in Intimate Relationships

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | August 13, 2021

"I'll take my characters to bed." Walter Dean Myers on his writing process and routines.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 12, 2021

Aching for the American Dream: On Writing the Delicate Stories of Immigrant and Refugee Students

Aching for the American Dream: On Writing the Delicate Stories of Immigrant and Refugee Students

Elly Fishman on What It Means to Earn the Trust of Her Teenage Subjects

By Elly Fishman | August 12, 2021

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The Power and Perils of Storytelling: How We Make Narratives Out of Predatory Relationships

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So You Want to Write a Novel About a Legendary Corn Geneticist...

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Jo Ann Beard on the "Rigorous Refusal" to Waste a Reader's Time

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WATCH: Nana Nkweti in Conversation with Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

WATCH: Nana Nkweti in Conversation with Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

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Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

“Hate speech renders dialogue impossible.”

By Siri Hustvedt | August 11, 2021

In Praise of the Info Dump: A Literary Case for Hard Science Fiction

In Praise of the Info Dump: A Literary Case for Hard Science Fiction

Daniel LoPilato on Greg Egan’s Diaspora and the Limits of Literary Realism

By Daniel LoPilato | August 11, 2021

On Bafflement: Reflections on Marilynne Robinson and the Theology of Skateboarding

On Bafflement: Reflections on Marilynne Robinson and the Theology of Skateboarding

Kyle Beachy Digs Into the Mysteries of Existence

By Kyle Beachy | August 11, 2021

Women’s Memoirs at the Intersection of Chronic Illness, Mental Illness, Addiction, and Trauma

Women’s Memoirs at the Intersection of Chronic Illness, Mental Illness, Addiction, and Trauma

Eleanor Henderson Recommends Work by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, Sarah Manguso, and More

By Eleanor Henderson | August 11, 2021

Thereness on the Outer Banks: On Landscape in Literature

Thereness on the Outer Banks: On Landscape in Literature

Angel Khoury Considers What It Means to Evoke a Place

By Angel Khoury | August 11, 2021

Mary Ruefle on How Art Exploded Her World

Mary Ruefle on How Art Exploded Her World

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | August 11, 2021

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