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The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual

The Long Tradition of Writers Needing Ritual

On Taking Inspiration From Famous Authors' Creative Processes

By Amitava Kumar | March 27, 2020

Aminatta Forna Diverges From the Homeschool Lesson Plan with Chinua Achebe

Aminatta Forna Diverges From the Homeschool Lesson Plan with Chinua Achebe

What You Teach When Things Start to Fall Apart

By Aminatta Forna | March 26, 2020

Reading <em>This Side of Paradise</em> at 100, During a Pandemic

Reading This Side of Paradise at 100, During a Pandemic

Or, Why Books Aren't Always the Best Escape

By Emily Temple | March 26, 2020

Literature in the Face of COVID-19: Rigoberto González and Deb Olin Unferth on Writing in the Time of Crisis

Literature in the Face of COVID-19: Rigoberto González and Deb Olin Unferth on Writing in the Time of Crisis

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 26, 2020

Writing Through Wordlessness in a Time of Isolation

Writing Through Wordlessness in a Time of Isolation

Tishani Doshi on Seclusion and Life Along the Coast

By Tishani Doshi | March 25, 2020

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A People’s History of the Poetry Workshop

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Mark Nowak on the Workshops of the Watts Rebellion

By Mark Nowak | March 20, 2020

Rufi Thorpe on <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> and Motherhood

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In Conversation with Will Schwalbe on But That's Another Story

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In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That's a Problem.

In the Academy, Plagiarism is the Sin Above All Sins. That's a Problem.

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Honor Moore Finally Feels Like Her Mother's Daughter

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The Author of Our Revolution in Conversation With Mackenzie Singh

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Can We Talk About How Austen's Characters Tend to Blur Together?

Can We Talk About How Austen's Characters Tend to Blur Together?

Emily Hodgson Anderson on Jane and Jane and Jane

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Flyover and Proud: TaraShea Nesbit Reckons With Home

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