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How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

Natalka Burian on the Allure of the Voynich Manuscript

By Natalka Burian | October 19, 2020

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

The Diaries of "Emilio Renzi" Reveal the Digressions of Daily Life

By Ricardo Piglia | October 19, 2020

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Claire Messud on Chekhov's Best Advice

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 19, 2020

Cory Doctorow: Kids Use Reason, Adults Rationalize

Cory Doctorow: Kids Use Reason, Adults Rationalize

On the Difference Between Writing YA Fiction and His
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By Cory Doctorow | October 19, 2020

A Way to Beat Mortality

A Way to Beat Mortality

New Fiction by Shelly Oria, in Honor of Jaime Clarke's Charlie Martens Trilogy

By Shelly Oria | October 19, 2020

How to Write a Sci-Fi Rock 'N' Roll Novel in Rhyming Couplets

How to Write a Sci-Fi Rock 'N' Roll Novel in Rhyming Couplets

Jason Guriel Pairing the Conventions of Rhyme with Science Fiction

By Jason Guriel | October 19, 2020

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In Conversation with Linn Ullmann on the How to Proceed Podcast

By How to Proceed | October 16, 2020

The Delight of Daniel Mendelsohn

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How to Write? Don't... At Least Not Yet

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The Spontaneous Quarantine Writing that Became a Hit in Japan

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From the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | October 16, 2020

Allie Brosh: Everybody Wants to Touch Something in the Void...

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In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 16, 2020

From Napoleon to Trump, on the <br>Tyrant As Troll

From Napoleon to Trump, on the
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Liesl Schillinger Considers the Ways in Which History Repeats

By Liesl Schillinger | October 15, 2020

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