The Patterns of Poetry: On the Mathematical and Poetic Value of Numbers

The Patterns of Poetry: On the Mathematical and Poetic Value of Numbers

Sarah Hart Explores the Intersection of Math and Literature

By Sarah Hart | April 12, 2023

Taking Care: Gina Chung on Fostering a Long-Haul Creative Practice

Taking Care: Gina Chung on Fostering a Long-Haul Creative Practice

In Conversation with Guest Host Mira Jacob on Thresholds

By Thresholds | April 12, 2023

Alexandra Robbins Wants More Books Written From the Teacher’s Point of View

Alexandra Robbins Wants More Books Written From the Teacher’s Point of View

A Reading List Featuring Celeste Ng, Sara Nović, Nathan Hill, and More

By Alexandra Robbins | April 12, 2023

Joanna Margaret Reads from Her Debut Novel <em>The Bequest</em>

Joanna Margaret Reads from Her Debut Novel The Bequest

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | April 12, 2023

Juliette Fay on Writing Complex Older Protagonists

Juliette Fay on Writing Complex Older Protagonists

“As that far distant horizon gets closer, however, hopefully we gain the wisdom to know it’s at least worth a try.”

By Juliette Fay | April 12, 2023

Losing My Hearing Showed Me a New Way to Write About the Self

Losing My Hearing Showed Me a New Way to Write About the Self

John Cotter on the Difficulties of Capturing Silence

By John Cotter | April 11, 2023

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Jinwoo Chong on Executing an Ambitious Book Project

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“It Was a Skeleton of a Book.” Marisa Crane on World-Building in Their Debut Novel 

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Novelist Juliette Fay Explains Why Regret is Such Fertile Territory for Fiction Writers

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Baroque, Purple, and Beautiful: In Praise of the Long, Complicated Sentence

Baroque, Purple, and Beautiful: In Praise of the Long, Complicated Sentence

Ed Simon Asks Us to Reconsider Our Definitions of Good Style

By Ed Simon | April 10, 2023

Joy Harjo on Being a Poet and Witness to History

Joy Harjo on Being a Poet and Witness to History

From Her Acceptance Speech for the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award at The National Book Critics Circle Awards

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Maggie Smith on How She Approached Plot in Her Memoir

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