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When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

When Writing a Novel, Forget the How and Focus on the What

Carter Bays on the Transition from Scripts to Books, and Learning to Trust His Own Style

By Carter Bays | June 10, 2022

Secret, Unruly, and Progressive: The History of the Heterodoxy Women’s Club

Secret, Unruly, and Progressive: The History of the Heterodoxy Women’s Club

Joanna Scutts on the Early Days of the Feminist Social Club in Early 1900s New York

By Joanna Scutts | June 10, 2022

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

Tom Perrotta on How to Keep a Story’s Momentum Going

And the Beauty of a Clear Time Frame

By Tom Perrotta | June 10, 2022

Have We Run Out of Useful Lessons From History?

Have We Run Out of Useful Lessons From History?

Andrew Keen on Humanity’s Capacity to Make Entirely New Mistakes

By Andrew Keen | June 10, 2022

Writing Toward a Definition of Indigenous Futurism

Writing Toward a Definition of Indigenous Futurism

Chelsea Vowel: “Stories, like all language, have power.”

By Chelsea Vowel | June 10, 2022

Life as a Paramedic in March 2020, at the Epicenter of the Epicenter

Life as a Paramedic in March 2020, at the Epicenter of the Epicenter

Anthony Almojera on Death, Publicity, and a Little Unexpected Aid from... Pornhub?

By Anthony Almojera | June 10, 2022

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

By Book Marks | June 10, 2022

What Draws Us to Certain Classic Texts Over Others?

By Micro Podcast | June 10, 2022

The Final Journals of Antigone Kefala

By Antigone Kefala | June 10, 2022

From Mary Churchill’s Diary: An Intimate Glimpse of World War II

From Mary Churchill’s Diary: An Intimate Glimpse of World War II

“Glory Hallelujah!! A delicious poke in the snoot for Hitler.”

By Mary Churchill | June 10, 2022

Hiding My Sexuality to Preserve My Life in the Nigerian Church

Hiding My Sexuality to Preserve My Life in the Nigerian Church

Edafe Okporo on Coming to Terms with Being a Gay Christian

By Edafe Okporo | June 10, 2022

Adrienne G. Perry on the Male Gaze and What It Means to Be Desirable

Adrienne G. Perry on the Male Gaze and What It Means to Be Desirable

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | June 10, 2022

Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? A Conversation with Cornel West and David Bromwich

Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? A Conversation with Cornel West and David Bromwich

This Week on Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | June 10, 2022

How Both Political Parties Are Undermining America’s Greatest Strength: Innovation

How Both Political Parties Are Undermining America’s Greatest Strength: Innovation

Gary Shapiro in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 10, 2022

Catherine Lloyd on Writing Historical Characters with Progressive Views

Catherine Lloyd on Writing Historical Characters with Progressive Views

In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | June 10, 2022

<em>Remarkably Bright Creatures</em> by Shelby Van Pelt, Read by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, Read by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie

A Fanciful Listening Experience

By Behind the Mic | June 10, 2022

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