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A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

A Close Reading of the Best Opening Paragraph of All Time

From Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, of course

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2017

Making the Jump from Stage to Page

Making the Jump from Stage to Page

Playwright-Turned-Novelist Kia Corthron on the Varieties of Storytelling

By Kia Corthron | December 15, 2017

Honoring the Weird Fire: Poets Chen Chen and Craig Santos Perez In Conversation

Honoring the Weird Fire: Poets Chen Chen and Craig Santos Perez In Conversation

On Idiosyncrasies, Poetry in Politics, and Teaching

By Literary Hub | December 15, 2017

20 Questions (And Answers) for the Debut Writer

20 Questions (And Answers) for the Debut Writer

Ask the Publicists, A Regular Advice Column From Broadside PR

By Literary Hub | December 14, 2017

The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

Seeking Out Stories of Women Who are Finished Rising Above

By Emma C. Eisenberg | December 13, 2017

Jaron Lanier:

Jaron Lanier: "VR Should Be About Live Connections with Real People"

A Pioneer of Virtual Reality in Conversation with Dave Eggers

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2017

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How Important is the First Draft to Your Novel?

By Sandra Scofield | December 12, 2017

Against the Bad Sex in Fiction Award

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Rebecca Solnit on Women's Work and the Myth of the Art Monster

By Rebecca Solnit | December 12, 2017

Revelations Upon Learning Kafka's Niece Knows My Name

Revelations Upon Learning Kafka's Niece Knows My Name

Gennady Aygi's Meditations on a Master

By Gennady Aygi | December 12, 2017

Why Is the Internet in an Uproar Over a Single Short Story?

Why Is the Internet in an Uproar Over a Single Short Story?

And were the cats imaginary?

By Emily Temple | December 11, 2017

Watch the Only Existing Footage of Clarice Lispector

Watch the Only Existing Footage of Clarice Lispector

"I think that when I'm not writing I'm dead."

By Emily Temple | December 11, 2017

A Boeuf Bourguignon for the End of the World

A Boeuf Bourguignon for the End of the World

On War, Satire, and the Novels of Irène Némirovsky

By Patrick Nathan | December 11, 2017

Why I Hate Christmas (But Love Songs About Hating Christmas)

Why I Hate Christmas (But Love Songs About Hating Christmas)

Why the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Can Be Pretty Damn Sad

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Reading Kobo Abe with One Eye on Edgar Allan Poe

Reading Kobo Abe with One Eye on Edgar Allan Poe

Scott Beauchamp on the Literary Transmission of Mystery

By Scott Beauchamp | December 11, 2017

William H. Gass's Advice for Writers:

William H. Gass's Advice for Writers: "You Have to be Grimly Determined."

1924-2017

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