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On the Pleasures of Plot, and Writing a Bestseller

On the Pleasures of Plot, and Writing a Bestseller

Miranda Beverly-Whittemore Almost Gave Up on Writing

By Brian Gresko | May 27, 2016

The Literary Genius of Kendrick Lamar

The Literary Genius of Kendrick Lamar

Mensah Demary on the Album as Novel

By Mensah Demary | May 27, 2016

To Break the Story, You Must Break the Status Quo

To Break the Story, You Must Break the Status Quo

Rebecca Solnit on Why Journalists Need to Cause Trouble

By Rebecca Solnit | May 26, 2016

When a Novelist Becomes an Ultramarathoner

When a Novelist Becomes an Ultramarathoner

Ashley Ream on the Lessons of Endurance

By Ashley Ream | May 26, 2016

How the Writer Edits: Julian Barnes

How the Writer Edits: Julian Barnes

John Freeman Talks Shop with the Prolific Novelist

By John Freeman | May 26, 2016

Where Trans Bodies and Straight Fragility Meet

Where Trans Bodies and Straight Fragility Meet

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