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Murder Is a Plot Point. Suicide Isn’t.

Murder Is a Plot Point. Suicide Isn’t.

JJ Elliott Didn't Want to Change the Novel She Was Querying; One Agent Agreed.

By JJ Elliott | May 26, 2023

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring new titles by Javier Marías, Brandon Taylor, Rachel Louise Snyder, and More

By Book Marks | May 26, 2023

How Horror, As a Genre, Works

How Horror, As a Genre, Works

John Truby in Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 26, 2023

Publishing On and Off the Page: A Reading List of Books About Book People

Publishing On and Off the Page: A Reading List of Books About Book People

Jane L. Rosen Recommends Steven Rowley, Tia Williams, and More

By Jane L. Rosen | May 26, 2023

“Hard Labor,” a Poem by Rosanna Young Oh

“Hard Labor,” a Poem by Rosanna Young Oh

From the Collection The Corrected Version

By Rosanna Young Oh | May 26, 2023

Ana Veciana-Suarez on Writing Through Difficult Things and Re-imagining Cervantes

Ana Veciana-Suarez on Writing Through Difficult Things and Re-imagining Cervantes

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | May 26, 2023

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A Room Without a View: How to Create Space (and Time) for Creativity (on the Toilet)

By Daniel Wallace | May 26, 2023

To Understand a Country: 8 Immersive Novels About Sudan

By Bhakti Shringarpure | May 25, 2023

Rita Chang-Eppig on Researching Pirates for Her Debut Novel

By The Maris Review | May 25, 2023

Finding the Humor in Watergate: Co-Author Matthew Krogh on the <em>White House Plumbers</em> Adaptation

Finding the Humor in Watergate: Co-Author Matthew Krogh on the White House Plumbers Adaptation

(And What He'd Like to See Adapted Next)

By Matthew Krogh | May 25, 2023

Ivy Pochoda on Writing About Violent Women (Without Making Excuses for Them)

Ivy Pochoda on Writing About Violent Women (Without Making Excuses for Them)

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 25, 2023

A More Introspective End of the World: A Reading List of Quiet Apocalypse Books

A More Introspective End of the World: A Reading List of Quiet Apocalypse Books

Jane Hennigan Recommends Rumaan Alam, Kate Sawyer, and More

By Jane Hennigan | May 25, 2023

Rising from the Ashes: Felix Salmon on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Surprising Resilience of the COVID Economy

Rising from the Ashes: Felix Salmon on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Surprising Resilience of the COVID Economy

Felix Salmon in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 25, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Why did a man who is probably our leading national pipsqueak decide that promoting manliness was his ticket to political power?"

By Book Marks | May 25, 2023

From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion

From Rarefied to Beloved: The Path from Molly Ivins to Joan Didion

Brooke Kroeger Traces the Rise of Journalism's Star Female Reporters

By Brooke Kroeger | May 25, 2023

“The Land of the Muses.” How Sardinia Became Italy’s Island of Poets

“The Land of the Muses.” How Sardinia Became Italy’s Island of Poets

Jeff Biggers on the Centuries-Old Tradition of Poetry in Sardinia

By Jeff Biggers | May 25, 2023

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