• Craft and Criticism

    Excerpts

    Rebecca Solnit on Silence, Pornography, and Feminist Literature

    By Rebecca Solnit  March 8, 2017
    Profile

    Sharon Olds, America’s Brave Poet of the Body

    By John Freeman  March 8, 2017
    Excerpts

    Alice Neel: How to Persevere and Live the Artist’s Life

    By Bridget Quinn  March 8, 2017
    Profile

    Jami Attenberg on Literary Break Ups, Credit Card Debt and Epic Book Tours

    By Dylan Foley  March 7, 2017
    Translation

    Jhumpa Lahiri on the Compulsion to Translate Domenico Starnone

    By Jhumpa Lahiri  March 7, 2017
    Politics

    Trump in a Toga? On the Lessons (or Lack Therof) in Historical Fiction

    By Veronica Esposito  March 7, 2017
    Conversations

    How to Make a Unicorn and Other Lost Facts of Animalkind

    By Anya Groner  March 7, 2017
    Deep Dive

    Sinclair Lewis, American Prophet

    By J. M. Henderson  March 6, 2017
    Conversations

    Translation as Activism: An Interview with Philip Boehm

    By Jennifer-Naomi Hofmann  March 6, 2017
    Poets

    The Adolescent Charm of Bad Celebrity Poetry

    By Philippa Snow  March 6, 2017
    Literary Criticism

    In Praise of Bossy Big Sisters

    By Erika W. Smith  March 3, 2017
    Conversations

    Jeff VanderMeer On Writing For Happiness and What to Read Next

    By Emily Temple  March 2, 2017
    Conversations

    Cornel West on Why James Baldwin Matters More Than Ever

    By Christopher Lydon  March 2, 2017
    Dear aspiring writer

    How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Market and Just Write

    By Peternelle van Arsdale  March 2, 2017
    Close Reading

    Dear Fellow Traveler: A Close Reading of the Magnetic Guest Journals at Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn

    By Anna Journey  March 1, 2017
    Profile

    Gish Jen on the Profound Differences Between Chinese and American Culture

    By Dylan Foley  March 1, 2017
    Conversations

    Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on the Joy of Flawed Characters

    By Bethanne Patrick  February 28, 2017
    Advice

    Failure and Patience: Lessons from the Garden for Writers

    By Yoojin Grace Wuertz  February 28, 2017
    Personal Essay

    The Writer As Public Figure vs. The Writer Who Actually Writes

    By Karolina Ramqvist  February 27, 2017
    Deep Dive

    On the Importance of the Public School Novel, Right Now

    By Nick Ripatrazone  February 27, 2017
    In Memoriam

    The Life and Legacy of Bharati Mukherjee

    By Anjali Enjeti  February 27, 2017
    Conversations

    Silence is a Ghost: Jane Wong and Aditi Machado in Conversation

    By Literary Hub  February 24, 2017
    Advice

    Know What You Write (Not Write What You Know)

    By Tim Gautreaux  February 24, 2017
    Personal Essay

    The Time I Wrote a Sitcom For Disney

    By Susan Sherman  February 24, 2017
    Deep Dive

    How Mary Miller’s Stories Demystify the White Working Class

    By Alex Gallo-Brown  February 23, 2017
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