From Ovid to Hawthorne, on the Power and Possibility of Retelling Classic Stories

From Ovid to Hawthorne, on the Power and Possibility of Retelling Classic Stories

“Voices we have not heard take the lead.”

By Laurie Lico Albanese | October 5, 2022

The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies

The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies

This Week from Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 5, 2022

Arun Sood Reads from <em>New Skin for the Old Ceremony</em>

Arun Sood Reads from New Skin for the Old Ceremony

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | October 5, 2022

How Growing Up in the “Dysfunctional, Small Southern Town” of Washington D.C. Informed A.M. Homes’s New Novel

How Growing Up in the “Dysfunctional, Small Southern Town” of Washington D.C. Informed A.M. Homes’s New Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 5, 2022

<em>The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy</em> by Megan Bannen, Read by Michael Gallagher and Rachanee Lumayno

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen, Read by Michael Gallagher and Rachanee Lumayno

A Cozy Fantasy Romance Between a Zombie Hunter and an Undertaker

By Behind the Mic | October 5, 2022

Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

On the Books We Can Part With, and Those We Can’t

By Elizabeth McCracken | October 4, 2022

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Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan on How a “Magical” Dream Turned Into a Book Project

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How to Dive with Octopuses from 5,000 Miles Away: An Unlikely Craft Essay

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Listen to a Future Fable From Amelia Abraham: “The Rat & The Hamster”

Listen to a Future Fable From Amelia Abraham: “The Rat & The Hamster”

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Sidelined No More: A Reading List of Fiercely Political Women

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Eve Fairbanks Recommends Barbara Tuchman, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ariel Levy, and More

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The Longest Retreat: Ryan Lee Wong on the Intersection of Writing, Meditating, and Community

The Longest Retreat: Ryan Lee Wong on the Intersection of Writing, Meditating, and Community

“The novel is simply an offering, a chant recited for others.”

By Ryan Lee Wong | October 4, 2022

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

New York City’s Best Bookstore Storefronts: An Illustrated (Incomplete) List

From Corner Bookstore to Drama Book Shop and More

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<em>For Us All</em> Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

For Us All Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

Featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works

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Luke Geddes on Writing with a Sense of Humor

Luke Geddes on Writing with a Sense of Humor

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By I'm a Writer But | October 4, 2022

On Falling in Love with Goalkeeping

On Falling in Love with Goalkeeping

An Excerpt From Kelcey Ervick’s Graphic Memoir, The Keeper

By Kelcey Ervick | October 4, 2022

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