How Do Some Authors “Lose Control” of Their Characters?

How Do Some Authors “Lose Control” of Their Characters?

Is it the Mysterious Work of the Unconscious, or the Mechanized Brain?

By Jim Davies | December 18, 2019

Unearthing the Stories of Australia's Working Class

Unearthing the Stories of Australia's Working Class

Enza Gandolfo on Finding Herself in the Novels of Dorothy Hewitt

By Enza Gandolfo | December 18, 2019

Deported at the Dawn of the Syrian War

Deported at the Dawn of the Syrian War

After a Decade in the US, Lawand Kiki was Forced
to Leave for Damascus

By Mike Giglio | December 18, 2019

Poet Diane Glancy on Transgression and Writing the Past

Poet Diane Glancy on Transgression and Writing the Past

In Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | December 18, 2019

The House of SpeakEasy Podcast: This Is Not the End

The House of SpeakEasy Podcast: This Is Not the End

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Elliott Kalan, and Simon Winchester
at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater

By The SpeakEasy Podcast | December 18, 2019

Mark Guerin on Solving the Problems of Spoiled Characters

Mark Guerin on Solving the Problems of Spoiled Characters

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 18, 2019

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High Comedy and Misdemeanors:
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Why (and How, Exactly) Did Early Humans Start Cooking?

Why (and How, Exactly) Did Early Humans Start Cooking?

Guy Crosby on the Connection Between the Way We Eat
and Who We Are

By Guy Crosby | December 17, 2019

River Nomads, Liveaboards, Canal-Dwellers and Other People of the Water

River Nomads, Liveaboards, Canal-Dwellers and Other People of the Water

Laura Trethewey on Water-Based Communities Fighting for Survival

By Laura Trethewey | December 17, 2019

A Season of Books Takes Stock<br> of #MeToo

A Season of Books Takes Stock
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Kaylen Ralph on She Said, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, and Know My Name

By Kaylen Ralph | December 17, 2019

For Elena Ferrante, What Distinguishes Conventional Male and Female Friendships?

For Elena Ferrante, What Distinguishes Conventional Male and Female Friendships?

The Liberating Messiness of the Neapolitan Quartet Friendship

By Tiziana de Rogatis | December 17, 2019

Teaching High Schoolers the Ingenuity and Prowess of Poetry

Teaching High Schoolers the Ingenuity and Prowess of Poetry

Nick Ripatrazone Speaks to Teacher Joel Mayo

By Nick Ripatrazone | December 17, 2019

On the Dumping Grounds of Fuerteventura, the Real Isle of Dogs

On the Dumping Grounds of Fuerteventura, the Real Isle of Dogs

Wild Dogs, Old Gods, and the History of a Place

By Matthew Gavin Frank | December 17, 2019

Finding Nuance and Much-Needed Relief in the Writing of Bharati Mukherjee

Finding Nuance and Much-Needed Relief in the Writing of Bharati Mukherjee

Mira Jacob on Reading Jasmine

By Mira Jacob | December 17, 2019

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