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On the Biggest Collection of Fantasy Tales Since WWII

On the Biggest Collection of Fantasy Tales Since WWII

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Preview The Big Book of Modern Fantasy

By Jeff and Ann VanderMeer | July 21, 2020

How I Cured My Writer's Block With Techno

How I Cured My Writer's Block With Techno

Stan Parish on the Long Nights That Help Him Work

By Stan Parish | July 21, 2020

Five Japanese Authors Share Their Favorite Murakami Short Stories

Five Japanese Authors Share Their Favorite Murakami Short Stories

Yoko Ogawa, Masatsugu Ono, and Others Discuss

By David Karashima | July 20, 2020

On John Berger and Writing As an <br>Act of Distancing

On John Berger and Writing As an
Act of Distancing

Guy Gunaratne at the Intersection of Isolation and Hope

By Guy Gunaratne | July 20, 2020

Lydia Davis on Making the Decision<br> Not to Fly

Lydia Davis on Making the Decision
Not to Fly

In Conversation (at a Distance) with Johanne Fronth-Nygren

By Lydia Davis | July 20, 2020

How to Write a Timely Novel in a World That Won't Stop Changing

How to Write a Timely Novel in a World That Won't Stop Changing

David James Poissant on Capturing a Moment as It Passes

By David James Poissant | July 20, 2020

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The Tenacious Constancy of
The Merchant of Prato

By Charles Nicholl | July 20, 2020

When an Iconic Artist is Claimed By Both the Left and the Right

By Tobias Carroll | July 17, 2020

Viewing Literature as a Lab for Community Ethics

By Maren Tova Linett | July 17, 2020

On the Igbo Art of Storytelling

On the Igbo Art of Storytelling

Ikechukwu Ogbu Heeds an Ancestral Calling

By Ikechukwu Ogbu | July 17, 2020

On the Diaries of Helen Garner and the Quagmire of the Fictionalized Self

On the Diaries of Helen Garner and the Quagmire of the Fictionalized Self

Madeleine Watts Navigates the Borderlands of Autofiction

By Madeleine Watts | July 16, 2020

On <em>Shapes of Native Nonfiction</em> and the Story Form of <br>Native Basketry

On Shapes of Native Nonfiction and the Story Form of
Native Basketry

Elissa Washuta and Theresa Warburton, with Meranda Owens, at the Field Museum of Natural History

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2020

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

By Corinne Segal | July 15, 2020

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

Sarah Gerard on Writing, Love, and Forgiveness

By Sarah Gerard | July 14, 2020

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

Joshua Bennett on the Use of Animals in the Work of Black Writers

Of Subjugation and Ownership

By Joshua Bennett | July 13, 2020

Reading Every Unread Book on My Bookshelf During the Pandemic

Reading Every Unread Book on My Bookshelf During the Pandemic

Angelica Baker on Building a Home, One Book at a Time

By Angelica Baker | July 13, 2020

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