What Does It Mean to Write Escapist Literature?

What Does It Mean to Write Escapist Literature?

Caroline Carlson on Children’s Books and Escape Artistry

By Caroline Carlson | July 16, 2024

Joy Williams on the Wild, Lyrical Stories of Brad Watson

Joy Williams on the Wild, Lyrical Stories of Brad Watson

A “Soulful Half-Comic Songbook” of Fiction

By Joy Williams | July 16, 2024

Patrick Radden Keefe on His Abiding Preoccupations

Patrick Radden Keefe on His Abiding Preoccupations

On Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | July 16, 2024

Barrie Miskin on Plumbing Dark Places

Barrie Miskin on Plumbing Dark Places

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | July 16, 2024

What Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark” Can Teach Horror Writers

What Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark” Can Teach Horror Writers

Jordan Kopy Remembers the Literary and Cinematic Techniques of a Cultural Phenomenon

By Jordan Kopy | July 15, 2024

Margaret Juhae Lee on How Secrets Fuel Memoir Writing

Margaret Juhae Lee on How Secrets Fuel Memoir Writing

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | July 15, 2024

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Crooked Parallels: On Alice Munro, Andrea Skinner, and My Mother’s Failure to Protect Me

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Two Authors, One Subject: Zoë Eisenberg and Rhaina Cohen on Writing Intimate Friendships

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“I Refused to Be a War Bride.” Or, Why I Set My Novels in Nova Scotia

“I Refused to Be a War Bride.” Or, Why I Set My Novels in Nova Scotia

American Howard Norman on Finding His Literary Home in the Canadian Maritimes

By Howard Norman | July 12, 2024

Ayeşgül Savaş on Creating Your Story’s Clock

Ayeşgül Savaş on Creating Your Story’s Clock

“My book ran to the meter of many internal measures of time that make up our routines.”

By Aysegül Savas | July 12, 2024

Robert Petkoff on Finding the Narrative Voice

Robert Petkoff on Finding the Narrative Voice

In conversation with Jo Reed on Behind the Mic

By Behind the Mic | July 12, 2024

My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Local Indie Won’t Stock My Buzzy Debut and I’m Pissed: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 11, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Suicide: It’s a sin. Yet the M*A*S*H theme song, at certain moments, seems to drift from this book’s spine.”

By Book Marks | July 11, 2024

Setting the Tone: How Listening to Music Can Inspire Fiction Writers

Setting the Tone: How Listening to Music Can Inspire Fiction Writers

Liz Riggs Considers the Similarities and Differences Between Song Lyrics and Narrative Prose

By Liz Riggs | July 11, 2024

“Tell It To Me Singing.” On Diaspora, Community and Cuban-American Stories

“Tell It To Me Singing.” On Diaspora, Community and Cuban-American Stories

Tita Ramírez Explores the Ways Popular Idioms Can Resonate Across Generations

By Tita Ramirez | July 11, 2024

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