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The Novelist Who Gave Up on the World

The Novelist Who Gave Up on the World

Jung Young Moon Talks About Contrived Worlds and Just Not Caring

By Tyler Malone | November 2, 2016

David James Poissant on Compression, Tension, and Writing Scared

David James Poissant on Compression, Tension, and Writing Scared

"I guess what I’m saying is that I just love short stories, period."

By Mike Matesich | November 2, 2016

Secrets for Sale: What Does <em>PostSecret</em> Really Accomplish?

Secrets for Sale: What Does PostSecret Really Accomplish?

There is Power in Telling Your Story, But It Probably Won't Fit on a Post Card

By Erik Anderson | November 2, 2016

Stray Thoughts on Kafka, Loneliness, and Clothing-Optional Retreats

Stray Thoughts on Kafka, Loneliness, and Clothing-Optional Retreats

Peter Orner Wanders from Prague to the Red Woods

By Peter Orner | November 1, 2016

A Young Woman Called Death...

A Young Woman Called Death...

On Neil Gaiman, the Sandman Series, and the Way We Gender the Grim Reaper

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 1, 2016

Javier Marías on Dictatorship, Shakespeare, and Literary Ghosts

Javier Marías on Dictatorship, Shakespeare, and Literary Ghosts

"You know, I hate novels about writers, they are terribly boring and predictable."

By Jonathan Lee | November 1, 2016

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On the Perilous Potential of Feminist Silence

By Carina del Valle Schorske | November 1, 2016

Fanny Howe on Race, Family, and the Line Between Fiction and Poetry

By Literary Hub | November 1, 2016

Every House is a Haunted House

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2016

Why We Love to Be Haunted

Why We Love to Be Haunted

On What Our Ghosts Are Really Trying to Tell Us

By Lyz Lenz | October 31, 2016

Whatever the Genre, My Books Are Dark Because I am Dark

Whatever the Genre, My Books Are Dark Because I am Dark

Fuminori Nakamura on how Noir Made Him The Writer He Is

By Fuminori Nakamura | October 31, 2016

Writing Infertility: Belle Boggs and Monica Youn in Conversation

Writing Infertility: Belle Boggs and Monica Youn in Conversation

On the Continuing Stigma of Reproductive Intervention

By Literary Hub | October 28, 2016

Phil Klay on the Citizen-Veteran Gap, and Modes of Storytelling

Phil Klay on the Citizen-Veteran Gap, and Modes of Storytelling

"I wanted to be able to approach the subject from many different angles"

By Charles Arrowsmith | October 28, 2016

There Are 1,462 Possible Plots for Your Book

There Are 1,462 Possible Plots for Your Book

From William Wallace Cook’s Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots

By Literary Hub | October 28, 2016

A New Documentary on Isaac Babel Highlights His Continued Relevance

A New Documentary on Isaac Babel Highlights His Continued Relevance

Get an Exclusive Look at David Novack's film Finding Babel

By David Novack | October 28, 2016

Are You an Anne Shirley or an Emily Starr?

Are You an Anne Shirley or an Emily Starr?

In Praise of L. M. Montgomery's Lesser-Loved Heroine

By Rachel Vorona Cote | October 27, 2016

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