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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

Sheena Iyengar on How, in Our Age of Big Problems, We Must Learn to Think Bigger

Sheena Iyengar on How, in Our Age of Big Problems, We Must Learn to Think Bigger

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 12, 2023

How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

“My history with booze goes back to high school. Back then there was a lot of Benzedrine around...”

By Robert Greenfield | April 11, 2023

Laughing at the Enemy: How Ukrainians Weaponize Jokes in the Face of Danger

Laughing at the Enemy: How Ukrainians Weaponize Jokes in the Face of Danger

Johannes Lichtman on Wartime Humor in Ukraine

By Johannes Lichtman and Nazar Romachenko | April 11, 2023

Of Muromancy and Bruno Schulz: Uncovering Literary History in Western Ukraine

Of Muromancy and Bruno Schulz: Uncovering Literary History in Western Ukraine

Benjamin Balint on the Unlikely Discovery of an Artistic Legacy

By Benjamin Balint | April 11, 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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Jenny Odell on the Relationship Between Time and Power

By Talk Easy | April 11, 2023

Joan Biskupic on the Historic Significance of the Supreme Court’s Drive to the Right

By Keen On | April 11, 2023

“There is So Much Material Within the Human Race.” Tara Conklin on Writing Funny

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 11, 2023

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Steven Simon on the Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

Steven Simon on the Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

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By Keen On | April 11, 2023

Once You Start to Look, You See the Disappeared Are Everywhere

Once You Start to Look, You See the Disappeared Are Everywhere

Andrew Porter on Writing About Growing Older

By Andrew Porter | April 11, 2023

Is <em>Persuasion</em> the Perfect Novel?

Is Persuasion the Perfect Novel?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 11, 2023

Jinwoo Chong on Executing an Ambitious Book Project

Jinwoo Chong on Executing an Ambitious Book Project

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By Memoir Nation | April 11, 2023

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

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

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By I'm a Writer But | April 11, 2023

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

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

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