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A Literary History of the Writerly Love Affair with Bookstores

A Literary History of the Writerly Love Affair with Bookstores

Jorge Carrión: All Bookshops Are Local and Global

By Jorge Carrión | November 19, 2020

Kiese Laymon on Walking Backwards to Explore the Now

Kiese Laymon on Walking Backwards to Explore the Now

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 19, 2020

Ann Quin: Understated, Tragic Innovator of the British Novel

Ann Quin: Understated, Tragic Innovator of the British Novel

Brian Evenson Looks at Quin's Second Novel, Three

By Brian Evenson | November 19, 2020

Ijeoma Oluo, Leslie Gray Streeter, and Jennifer Palmieri on Writing—and Thriving—in a World of Mediocre White Men

Ijeoma Oluo, Leslie Gray Streeter, and Jennifer Palmieri on Writing—and Thriving—in a World of Mediocre White Men

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | November 19, 2020

Government Security Clearance Isn't Always Great for<br> a Writing Career

Government Security Clearance Isn't Always Great for
a Writing Career

Fifteen months, I waited."">"I submitted my work and waited. And waited.
Fifteen months, I waited."

By James Stejskal | November 18, 2020

The Limitless Future of Queer Fiction

The Limitless Future of Queer Fiction

Patrick Yumi Cottrell on a Constantly Evolving Field

By Corinne Segal | November 18, 2020

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A 'How to Write' Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

By Alex Lockwood | November 18, 2020

How Jean Rhys Longed for an Island of Stability

By Julia Alvarez | November 18, 2020

The Intergenerational Kindred Spirits in Pictures of Hollis Woods

By NewberyTart | November 18, 2020

Dolly Alderton Reads from Her Novel, <em>Ghosts</em>

Dolly Alderton Reads from Her Novel, Ghosts

From Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | November 18, 2020

Kasey Thornton on the Power of Writing What You Know

Kasey Thornton on the Power of Writing What You Know

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 18, 2020

What Makes a Great <br>American Essay?

What Makes a Great
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Talking to Phillip Lopate About Thwarted Expectations, Emerson, and the 21st-Century Essay Boom

By Phillip Lopate | November 17, 2020

Betsy Bonner Tracks the Ghost of Her Sister's Life

Betsy Bonner Tracks the Ghost of Her Sister's Life

Piecing Together the Life of the Late Atlantis Black

By Jeannie Vanasco | November 17, 2020

7 of the Year's Best Debut Novelists on Their First<br> Literary Loves

7 of the Year's Best Debut Novelists on Their First
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Featuring Crocodiles, Scary Stories, a Scottish Port Town, and Much More

By Literary Hub | November 17, 2020

Sheila Heti on the Importance of Finding Trusted Readers

Sheila Heti on the Importance of Finding Trusted Readers

"Friends who read drafts of my books are my most cherished readers."

By Sheila Heti | November 16, 2020

Peter Frampton Talks Fame, David Bowie, and <em>The Simpsons</em>

Peter Frampton Talks Fame, David Bowie, and The Simpsons

Dan Sheehan in Conversation with a Classic Rock Icon

By Dan Sheehan | November 16, 2020

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