How Contemporary Chinese Literature Made Western Modernism Its Own

How Contemporary Chinese Literature Made Western Modernism Its Own

Yan Lianke on the Concept of “Mythorealism”

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Xu Xi on Living the Transnational Literary Life

Xu Xi on Living the Transnational Literary Life

“Life really isn’t stranger than fiction, but you have to keep reading, and rereading, to know that.”

By Xu Xi | May 23, 2022

In Praise of the Unhappy Happy Ending

In Praise of the Unhappy Happy Ending

Natalie Jenner Breaks Down an Alluring Authorial Move

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Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 23, 2022

My Queer Life Is Not Inappropriate, and Neither Are the Books That Reflect It

My Queer Life Is Not Inappropriate, and Neither Are the Books That Reflect It

Nicole Melleby on Writing Books that Help Queer Kids and the Kids of Queer Parents Feel Seen

By Nicole Melleby | May 23, 2022

A Liturgy, a Great Release: On Becoming My Wife’s Writing Partner at the End of Her Life

A Liturgy, a Great Release: On Becoming My Wife’s Writing Partner at the End of Her Life

Robbie Quinn Remembers the Labors, Commitment, and Love of His Wife, Tallu Schuyler Quinn

By Robbie Quinn | May 23, 2022

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Considering the Morals of Kierkegaard’s <em>Fear and Trembling</em>

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From the The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

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Olivia Rutigliano on the Rise of Amazon.com, Corporate Homogenization, and the 90s Rom Com in the Middle of It All

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Natalie Diaz on the Mojave Language and Where English Fails Us

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Justin Tinsley on the Creation of an Iconic Album

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On the Early Days of Life in the Sky as a Stewardess

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How Ann Hood Took to the Air to Become a Writer

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Naming the Unnamed: On the Many Uses of the Letter X

Naming the Unnamed: On the Many Uses of the Letter X

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