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Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Toward a Typology of Titles, Or: What the Hell to Call a Story

Chris Drangle Takes an Objective Look at an Excruciatingly Subjective Endeavor

By Chris Drangle | May 24, 2021

The Concept of the Guilty Pleasure Privileges Productivity Above All Else

The Concept of the Guilty Pleasure Privileges Productivity Above All Else

Arielle Zibrak on the Importance of Relaxing With a Good Book (Any Book)

By Arielle Zibrak | May 24, 2021

Jenn Shapland on Confronting Her Own Sexuality to Tell Carson McCullers’ Story

Jenn Shapland on Confronting Her Own Sexuality to Tell Carson McCullers’ Story

This Week from the Big Table Podcast

By Big Table | May 24, 2021

Writing From Inside the Precarious Hunger of Childhood

Writing From Inside the Precarious Hunger of Childhood

Linda Rui Feng on the Stories and Books That Cracked Open the Possibilities of Storytelling

By Linda Rui Feng | May 24, 2021

Anna North on Finding a Narrative Space Between Dystopia and Utopia

Anna North on Finding a Narrative Space Between Dystopia and Utopia

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 24, 2021

Other Worlds, Other Voices: Reading Translated Science Fiction by Women

Other Worlds, Other Voices: Reading Translated Science Fiction by Women

Sharmila Cohen on Books By and About Women

By Sharmila Cohen | May 21, 2021

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77 Strange, Funny, and Magnificent Book Titles You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

By Edward Brooke-Hitching | May 21, 2021

To Be a Person: Barrett Swanson and Jordan Kisner in Conversation

By Jordan Kisner | May 21, 2021

When a Year in the Life of Your Last-Chance Debut Novel Coincides with a Global Pandemic

By Claire Cox | May 21, 2021

How Writing a Novel Is Like Decrypting a Cipher

How Writing a Novel Is Like Decrypting a Cipher

Rafe Posey on Breaking Open the Kernel of an Idea

By Rafe Posey | May 21, 2021

John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

John McPhee on Wrestling with a First Draft

"The first is the phase of the pit and the pendulum."

By John McPhee | May 21, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>Apogee</em>

Interview with a Journal: Apogee

Everything You Need to Know About the Biannual Journal Where Marginalized Writers Are the First Priority

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 21, 2021

What if Humanity Isn’t the Final Stage of Evolution?

What if Humanity Isn’t the Final Stage of Evolution?

Sci-Fi Author Adrian Tchaikovsky Talks to Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | May 21, 2021

A Witness to the Human Experience: Why Medicine Needs Storytellers

A Witness to the Human Experience: Why Medicine Needs Storytellers

David Weill, MD, on the Journey from Medicine to Writing

By David Weill, MD | May 20, 2021

Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

Samantha Silva Gets Some Writing Help from an Unconventional Source

By Samantha Silva | May 20, 2021

How Does a Book Get Adapted for TV or Film?

How Does a Book Get Adapted for TV or Film?

A Roundtable Conversation with Laura Van Den Berg, Daniel Torday, Melissa Scholes Young, and Stephanie Beard

By Chaya Bhuvaneswar | May 20, 2021

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