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The Importance of Play: On Finding Joy in your Writing Practice

The Importance of Play: On Finding Joy in your Writing Practice

How to Approach Your Work with Open Hands, Not Closed Fists

By Susan Bruns Rowe | February 2, 2017

Reclaiming <em>Of Mice and Men</em> from Parody

Reclaiming Of Mice and Men from Parody

I will name him George, and I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2017

Sandra Cisneros: Telling the Truth in Poetry and Prose

Sandra Cisneros: Telling the Truth in Poetry and Prose

On Hybrid Storytelling and Detonating the Bombs of the Heart

By Sara Di Blasi | February 2, 2017

The Brand New Catastrophe

The Brand New Catastrophe

Mike Scalise

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LitHub Daily: February 1, 2017

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15 Books by Contemporary Mexican Writers That Make America Greater

15 Books by Contemporary Mexican Writers That Make America Greater

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When a Promised Land Breaks Its Word

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Fantasy is About Power: An Interview with Lev Grossman

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Writing Without a Net: How Repealing the ACA Will Hurt Freelancers

Writing Without a Net: How Repealing the ACA Will Hurt Freelancers

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Novelist Nadifa Mohamed on the Impact of Trump's Muslim Ban

Novelist Nadifa Mohamed on the Impact of Trump's Muslim Ban

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By John Freeman | January 31, 2017

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