Isabel Allende on Literary Ambition and the Power of Mentorship

Isabel Allende on Literary Ambition and the Power of Mentorship

"In the absence of ambition I had good luck."

By Isabel Allende | March 2, 2021

Wayne Koestenbaum on His Quarantine-Induced Need to Read Poetry

Wayne Koestenbaum on His Quarantine-Induced Need to Read Poetry

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on
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By The Quarantine Tapes | March 2, 2021

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

A Conversation on Craft with the Author of Vera

By Ann Beattie | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Home Baked</em> by Alia Volz

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Home Baked by Alia Volz

Stephanie Burt on One of the Finalists for Autobiography

By Stephanie Burt | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Obit</em> by Victoria Chang

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Obit by Victoria Chang

Charles Finch on One of the Finalists for Poetry

By Charles Finch | March 1, 2021

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in <em>Pretend It's a City</em>, Annotated

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in Pretend It's a City, Annotated

A Fran Lebowitz-Centric Syllabus

By Annie Berke | March 1, 2021

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When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

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Kim Echlin on Telling Stories of the Unthinkable

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Simon Leser on the Curious Case of Joseph Andras

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Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

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