This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Homie</em> by Danez Smith

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Homie by Danez Smith

Diego Báez on One of the Finalists for Poetry

By Diego Báez | March 5, 2021

Carol Edgarian: ‘Every Book, You Have to Woo Your <br>Readers Again’

Carol Edgarian: ‘Every Book, You Have to Woo Your
Readers Again’

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | March 5, 2021

Being a Writer When You Literally Cannot<br> Visualize Scenes

Being a Writer When You Literally Cannot
Visualize Scenes

Alexandra Oliva on Aphantasia, the Joys of Voice, and Scenic Details

By Alexandra Oliva | March 4, 2021

Who Are Some of the Best Kid Narrators in Literature?

Who Are Some of the Best Kid Narrators in Literature?

Chris Whitaker Recommends Harper Lee, Angie Thomas, and More

By Chris Whitaker | March 4, 2021

Dealing with Mysterious Pain While Being a Writer

Dealing with Mysterious Pain While Being a Writer

Sara Davis on Finding Literary Help from an Unlikely Figure

By Sara Davis | March 4, 2021

Anakana Schofield: ‘I Wanted to Write a Book Unabashedly and Unapologetically for Women’

Anakana Schofield: ‘I Wanted to Write a Book Unabashedly and Unapologetically for Women’

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 4, 2021

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  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China
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Family Separation and Reconciliation in Cecile Pineda's Anti-Memoir

By Jeff Biggers | March 4, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Stranger Faces by Namwali Serpell

By Jane Ciabattari | March 4, 2021

Two of my favorite writers died this day. Here’s why you should read them.

By Jonny Diamond | March 3, 2021

The Limits of Representation: Huda Awan Finds Herself in <em>Portnoy’s Complaint</em>

The Limits of Representation: Huda Awan Finds Herself in Portnoy’s Complaint

“How much can fictional representation actually achieve in acting as a foundation for self-respect?”

By Huda Awan | March 3, 2021

Edward Carey Talks to Alexander Chee About Rewriting a Myth, and the Enduring Power of Pinocchio

Edward Carey Talks to Alexander Chee About Rewriting a Myth, and the Enduring Power of Pinocchio

A Conversation with the Author of The Swallowed Man

By Alexander Chee | March 3, 2021

Anne Lamott on Writing a Book for Those Feeling Hopeless

Anne Lamott on Writing a Book for Those Feeling Hopeless

Five Questions for the Author of Dusk, Night, Dawn

By Literary Hub | March 3, 2021

On Obsessive Female Relationships in Literature: A Reading List

On Obsessive Female Relationships in Literature: A Reading List

Forsyth Harmon Recommends Raven Leilani, Makenna Goodman, and More

By Forsyth Harmon | March 3, 2021

Fernanda Melchor on the Complicities of Fairy Tales and Femicide

Fernanda Melchor on the Complicities of Fairy Tales and Femicide

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | March 3, 2021

Food is Love: Weaving Together World War II History and Family Recipes

Food is Love: Weaving Together World War II History and Family Recipes

Jennifer Ryan on the Making of Her Novel The Kitchen Front

By Jennifer Ryan | March 3, 2021

Melissa Broder on Giving Up the “Finger-Clinging” of Her Youth

Melissa Broder on Giving Up the “Finger-Clinging” of Her Youth

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 3, 2021

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