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False Starts, or This Novel-Writing Shit Isn't Easy

False Starts, or This Novel-Writing Shit Isn't Easy

Don Lee on how to write a novel the hard way

By Don Lee | June 15, 2017

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to St. Paul

5 Reasons Why a Writer Should Move to St. Paul

The Most "Livable" City in America is Pretty Good for Writers, Too

By Maya Beck | June 15, 2017

When

When "Interesting" Isn't Interesting

Examining Our Over-reliance on a Word that Says Not Much At All

By Chris Townsend | June 14, 2017

Jorge Luis Borges on the Task of the Artist

Jorge Luis Borges on the Task of the Artist

Watch Borges in Conversation, on the Anniversary of His Death

By Emily Temple | June 14, 2017

The Freedom to Defy Expectations: An Interview with Zinzi Clemmons

The Freedom to Defy Expectations: An Interview with Zinzi Clemmons

The What We Lose Author on Mothers, Death, and Form

By Alexandra Watson | June 14, 2017

Balancing Bollywood Inspiration with American Expectations

Balancing Bollywood Inspiration with American Expectations

"My hybrid identity cannot be contained by one culture"

By SJ Sindu | June 14, 2017

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  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
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  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Encountering the Celebrity Male Gaze

By Evan Lavender-Smith | June 14, 2017

Wallace Shawn: How Should a Person Be?

By Wallace Shawn | June 13, 2017

Speaking with Han Ong, the Playwright Bringing Gil Scott-Heron Back to Life

By Emily Wilson | June 13, 2017

Jill Eisenstadt on Surviving the Literary Brat Pack

Jill Eisenstadt on Surviving the Literary Brat Pack

The Author of Swell talks New York in the 1980s

By Jill Eisenstadt | June 9, 2017

The Trick to Translating Rhythm, Tone, and Slang

The Trick to Translating Rhythm, Tone, and Slang

Lisa Dillman's Tools of the Trade, Yuri Herrera Edition

By Lisa Dillman | June 9, 2017

J.M. Servín Defies Stereotypes of the Mexican Immigration Experience

J.M. Servín Defies Stereotypes of the Mexican Immigration Experience

The Author of For the Love of the Dollar on Work, Xenophobia,
and the Writing Life

By Literary Hub | June 9, 2017

Amita Trasi and Cecilia Galante on Writing Young Characters

Amita Trasi and Cecilia Galante on Writing Young Characters

"I want to explore that side of adulthood where we still have the child within us"

By Literary Hub | June 9, 2017

Embrace Your Monstrous Flesh: On Women's Bodies in Horror

Embrace Your Monstrous Flesh: On Women's Bodies in Horror

"Horror films offer a fantasy space for women whose bodies betray them"

By Rebecca Harkins-Cross | June 8, 2017

How An 80-Year-Old Murder Inspired My Present-Day Novel

How An 80-Year-Old Murder Inspired My Present-Day Novel

A Chance Encounter with LIFE magazine Changed Everything

By Rosecrans Baldwin | June 8, 2017

Daniel Riley on Skyjackings, Joan Didion, and 1970s California

Daniel Riley on Skyjackings, Joan Didion, and 1970s California

In Conversation with the GQ Editor and Fly Me Author

By Dan Sheehan | June 8, 2017

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