Leslie Cohen on How to Survive When You’re Between Writing Projects

Leslie Cohen on How to Survive When You’re Between Writing Projects

“That’s the hardest part of any artistic pursuit: there is no path.”

By Leslie Cohen | January 29, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

A Conversation with Artem Chapeye, Peter Osnos, and Antonia Lloyd-Jones

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Joe Jackson on the Spanish-American War and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions

Joe Jackson on the Spanish-American War and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

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Portals, Vehicles, and Vessels: How Folklore Holds the Weight of Cultures in Flux

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Thao Thai Discusses the Power and Creative Use of Mythology with Anna Kovatcheva, Alice Evelyn Yang, Ryan Collett and Sarah Hall

By Thao Thai | January 28, 2026

The Rise and Fall of the Internet As a Politicized Space for Black Art

The Rise and Fall of the Internet As a Politicized Space for Black Art

Steven Underwood on the Ups and Downs of Black Community Online

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From Creative Chaos to Poetic Order: A Conversation With Poet Isabelle Baafi

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Andre Dubus III on Responsibility, Exposure, and Harm

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Daniyal Mueenuddin on the Depths of Business Relationships

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Alia Hanna Habib Offers a Guide to Finding an Agent

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