Why Budding Writers Should Be Less Precious—and More Cutthroat—with Their Drafts

Why Budding Writers Should Be Less Precious—and More Cutthroat—with Their Drafts

Roy Peter Clark on Some Hard Lessons He’s Learned Along the Way

By Roy Peter Clark | June 21, 2021

Diane Seuss: Does Language Eclipse Feeling?

Diane Seuss: Does Language Eclipse Feeling?

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 21, 2021

Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution Result in Utopia, or Dystopia?

Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution Result in Utopia, or Dystopia?

George Zarkadakis in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 21, 2021

Our Family Stories Are the Bridge Between Nature <br>and Nurture

Our Family Stories Are the Bridge Between Nature
and Nurture

Lauren Fox on Writing Her Mother’s History, and Passing It
on to Her Daughters

By Lauren Fox | June 21, 2021

Unpacking the Enigma of George Orwell

Unpacking the Enigma of George Orwell

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | June 21, 2021

<em>Legends of the North Cascades</em> by Jonathan Evison, Read by Edoardo Ballerini

Legends of the North Cascades by Jonathan Evison, Read by Edoardo Ballerini

A Masterful Performance from the Golden Voice Narrator

By Behind the Mic | June 21, 2021

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John Cheever and Djuna Barnes, Patron Literary Saints of Suburbia and Bohemia, Died This Day in 1982.

By Jonny Diamond | June 18, 2021

Ten Things Writers Need to Create Convincing Characters

By Robert McKee | June 18, 2021

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

By Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez | June 18, 2021

On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

Andrea Scrima Finds Connections Between American Mythmaking and Political Deceptions

By Andrea Scrima | June 18, 2021

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

Jonathan Evison Walks a Mile in His Characters’ Shoes

By Jonathan Evison | June 18, 2021

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

Cal Flyn Considers “Ugly” Wastelands, Natural Recovery, and Oil Production 

By Cal Flyn | June 18, 2021

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

Danielle Henderson Looks Back at Her Religious Upbringing

By Danielle Henderson | June 18, 2021

How the Culture of Medicine Kills Both Patients and Doctors

How the Culture of Medicine Kills Both Patients and Doctors

Robert Pearl in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 18, 2021

Marie-Helene Bertino on Using Humor to Connect with Readers

Marie-Helene Bertino on Using Humor to Connect with Readers

"Humor can make a reader relax."

By Marie-Helene Bertino | June 18, 2021

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