How <em>Oppenheimer</em> Fails to Unpack the Craft at the Core of Its Drama

How Oppenheimer Fails to Unpack the Craft at the Core of Its Drama

“When it comes to STEM in film, there can be drama in the minutiae.”

By Claire Tuna | September 28, 2023

Anne Applebaum, Robert Kagan, and Evan Osnos on Democracy

Anne Applebaum, Robert Kagan, and Evan Osnos on Democracy

In Conversation on Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | September 28, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Offering a mouthful of nectar that tastes faintly of blood."

By Book Marks | September 28, 2023

Aparna Nancherla on Writing as a Procrastinator

Aparna Nancherla on Writing as a Procrastinator

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 28, 2023

Mona Awad on Beauty Cults and Tom Cruise

Mona Awad on Beauty Cults and Tom Cruise

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | September 28, 2023

From Serialization to Novelization: On the First Iteration of Frank Herbert's <em>Dune</em>

From Serialization to Novelization: On the First Iteration of Frank Herbert's Dune

"Books have the ability to travel into the future in a way that no other written medium does."

By Ryan Britt | September 27, 2023

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"Living Fossil, Living God," a Poem by Quan Barry

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The Rules of the Game: How Genre Can Illuminate Theme

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Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu on Crafting and Subverting Colonial and Postcolonial Narratives

By Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | September 27, 2023

The Diving Suit and the Bathtub, or: How a Single Image Sparked a Whole Novel

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Steve Stern on the Haphazard Affair of Writing a Book

By Steve Stern | September 27, 2023

Listen to a Future Fable from Regina Kanyu Wang: “A Day of Snaky”

Listen to a Future Fable from Regina Kanyu Wang: “A Day of Snaky”

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Myisha Cherry on Forgiveness

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 27, 2023

Hugh Eakin on 1939, Pablo Picasso, and Modern Art in America

Hugh Eakin on 1939, Pablo Picasso, and Modern Art in America

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“To Be A Writer, You Must Write”: How Joan Didion Became Joan Didion

“To Be A Writer, You Must Write”: How Joan Didion Became Joan Didion

Evelyn McDonnell on the Writing Process of One of America's Leading Literary Ladies

By Evelyn McDonnell | September 26, 2023

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