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How One of My Favorite Songwriters Came Along and Saved My Novel

How One of My Favorite Songwriters Came Along and Saved My Novel

When Don Lee Sent a Longshot Email to Will Johnson

By Don Lee | March 15, 2021

When in Need of the Right Word, Great Writers Simply Make Them Up

When in Need of the Right Word, Great Writers Simply Make Them Up

Ralph Keyes on the Rich Literary History of the Neologism

By Ralph Keyes | March 15, 2021

Out of the Attic: A Caregiver’s Rage and <em>Jane Eyre</em>

Out of the Attic: A Caregiver’s Rage and Jane Eyre

Kate Washington on Burnout, Marital Roles, and the Feminine Ideals of Victorian Literature

By Kate Washington | March 15, 2021

On Gabriel García Márquez’s Search for Truth in Nostalgia

On Gabriel García Márquez’s Search for Truth in Nostalgia

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This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Inside Story: A Novel</em> by Martin Amis

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Carlin Romano on One of the Finalists for Fiction

By Carlin Romano | March 15, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Crap</em> by Wendy A. Woloson

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By J. Howard Rosier | March 12, 2021

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After Images: Encountering the Work of Beverley Farmer

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The Fires of Digression: Gregory Brown on the Slow Burn of Writing Fiction

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Nineteen Ways of Looking at <br>Marilynne Robinson

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Kevin Brockmeier on the Literary Prowess (and Workshop Advice) of an American Icon

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Lauren Groff on the Subtle, Poetic Voice of Shirley Hazzard

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