This Writer: On Social Work and Fiction

This Writer: On Social Work and Fiction

"The work has to leave me, and I have to be able to let it go"

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The Novel is a Mad, Rambling, Genius Hobo

The Novel is a Mad, Rambling, Genius Hobo

Dana Spiotta and Christopher Sorrentino on the Resilience of the Novel

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Tracey Chevalier: Past President of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Club

Tracey Chevalier: Past President of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Club

On Little House on the Prairie and mothers who are not Ma

By Tracy Chevalier | March 14, 2016

From Page to Screen: Flynn, L'Engle, Grann, and... Franco!

From Page to Screen: Flynn, L'Engle, Grann, and... Franco!

The Week's News in Deals, Adaptions, Options, and Writers Getting Paid

By Nandini Balial | March 11, 2016

Interview with a Gatekeeper: Grove Atlantic's Elisabeth Schmitz

Interview with a Gatekeeper: Grove Atlantic's Elisabeth Schmitz

On Teamwork, Dedication, and Taking Risks

By Kerri Arsenault | March 11, 2016

Here Are the Things You Should Worry About While Writing a Novel

Here Are the Things You Should Worry About While Writing a Novel

Because You Are Not Currently Anxious Enough

By Susannah Felts | March 11, 2016

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The Time I Played Catch with Annie Dillard

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Yes, She Reads Everything: Pico Iyer on Annie Dillard

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"Reader, I Married Him": An Interview with Tracy Chevalier

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The Women of the World Poetry Slam Comes to Brooklyn

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On Creating a Safe Space for All Voices to Be Heard

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The High School English Teacher Who Changed My Life

The High School English Teacher Who Changed My Life

Twelve Writers Reflect on the Teachers Who First Inspired Them

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On the Deep Disquiet of Finishing Your Book

On the Deep Disquiet of Finishing Your Book

Fernando Pessoa, Joy Williams, and the gap between writing and publishing

By Jonathan Lee | March 8, 2016

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