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Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

“Some mysteries must be left alone.”

By Elizabeth McCracken | April 30, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

Because It’s Gonna Be May

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2021

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

Excavating the Life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of an American Classic

The Writer of The Yearling Gets a Long-Deserved Biography

By Ann McCutchan | April 30, 2021

Scott Berg and Alex Belth on the Timelessness of Jon Bradshaw’s Journalism

Scott Berg and Alex Belth on the Timelessness of Jon Bradshaw’s Journalism

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | April 30, 2021

What Creative Satisfaction Looks Like to Elissa Washuta

What Creative Satisfaction Looks Like to Elissa Washuta

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | April 29, 2021

The Long Road to Publication: An Interview with Anjali Enjeti

The Long Road to Publication: An Interview with Anjali Enjeti

Devi Laskar in Conversation with the Author of The Parted Earth

By Devi S. Laskar | April 29, 2021

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Gabriela Garcia on Historical Forces That Shape Individual Lives

By The Maris Review | April 29, 2021

On Rediscovering Spontaneous Touch Through Writing

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Why Mik Grantham Insisted on Having a Tooth on Her Book Cover

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Josh Mecouch Takes an Honest Look at the Things We Tell Ourselves

By Josh Mecouch | April 29, 2021

Reading <em>Finnegans Wake</em> Musically <em>Might</em> Help Make Sense of It

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This Week on Finnegan and Friends, a Podcast About the Most Mystifying Book Ever Written

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This is how iconic YA author Lois Duncan dealt with rejection.

This is how iconic YA author Lois Duncan dealt with rejection.

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On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

Catriona Silvey Wonders Why We Don’t Mind Retreading Common Ground

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On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

Gail Crowther Considers How Two Literary Icons Challenged and Inspired Each Other

By Gail Crowther | April 28, 2021

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

Jason Guriel Considers the Legacy of a Literary Maverick

By Jason Guriel | April 28, 2021

On Iain Sinclair and the Radical Act of Walking Through a City

On Iain Sinclair and the Radical Act of Walking Through a City

Tobial Carroll on the Vast Scale of Modest Acts

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