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Matt Bell on the Importance of Joy in Nature Stories

Matt Bell on the Importance of Joy in Nature Stories

"Go big with wonder."

By Matt Bell | July 16, 2021

All Our Monstrous Fantasies: A Reading List

All Our Monstrous Fantasies: A Reading List

Beth Morgan Recommends Patricia Highsmith, Han Kang, and More

By Beth Morgan | July 16, 2021

Sarah Gailey on the Horror and Wonder of Self-Reflection

Sarah Gailey on the Horror and Wonder of Self-Reflection

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | July 16, 2021

Kristen Radtke on the Biology of Loneliness

Kristen Radtke on the Biology of Loneliness

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 15, 2021

The Mind-Expanding Practice of Translating Claudia Ulloa Donoso

The Mind-Expanding Practice of Translating Claudia Ulloa Donoso

Lily Meyer on the Transporting Absurdity of Fiction

By Lily Meyer | July 15, 2021

Searching For Myself in Working Class Art

Searching For Myself in Working Class Art

Cynthia Cruz Recommends Books by Didier Eribon, Mark Fisher, Clarice Lispector, and More

By Cynthia Cruz | July 15, 2021

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How The Baby-Sitters Club Influenced a Generation of Writers

By Book Dreams | July 15, 2021

Roberto Bolaño's best advice for writing short stories is . . . pretty wild.

By Emily Temple | July 14, 2021

Plot Is Just Music You Sing In Your Mind: How Popular Rock Songs Can Help Shape Your Novel

By Katie Crouch | July 14, 2021

Kaveh Akbar on Getting Sober and the Supernatural Language of Writing

Kaveh Akbar on Getting Sober and the Supernatural Language of Writing

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | July 14, 2021

Shirley Jackson on Navigating Literary Fame Alongside Financial Uncertainty

Shirley Jackson on Navigating Literary Fame Alongside Financial Uncertainty

The Struggles of a Great American Writer, Revealed in Letters to Her Parents

By Shirley Jackson | July 14, 2021

Matt Bell on Heeding the Dire Climate Warnings of Our Best Literary Prophets

Matt Bell on Heeding the Dire Climate Warnings of Our Best Literary Prophets

The Author of Appleseed Recommends Work by Octavia Butler, Rebecca Roanhorse, Paolo Bacigalupi, and More

By Matt Bell | July 14, 2021

Voyage Into Genre with T. L. Huchu, P. Djèlí Clark, and Kamau Ware

Voyage Into Genre with T. L. Huchu, P. Djèlí Clark, and Kamau Ware

Introducing Our New Podcast with Tor Books

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | July 14, 2021

From Fabulist Stories to Cold War Potboilers: 5 Books You May Have Missed in June

From Fabulist Stories to Cold War Potboilers: 5 Books You May Have Missed in June

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Nana Nkweti, Lana Bastašić, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | July 14, 2021

Matt Bell on Solving Crises Through Speculative Fiction (and Having Fun Doing It)

Matt Bell on Solving Crises Through Speculative Fiction (and Having Fun Doing It)

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | July 14, 2021

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

Scott A. Small on the Surprising Benefits of Memory Loss

By scottasmall | July 13, 2021

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