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Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books<br> I Needed to Write My Novel

Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books
I Needed to Write My Novel

On Herman Melville, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, James Baldwin, lê thị diễm thúy, and More

By Ocean Vuong | October 1, 2019

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

"One day, maybe, a body will be like a costume, put it on, take it off."

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2019

Felicia Day on Weirdness, Writer's Block and Women With Swords

Felicia Day on Weirdness, Writer's Block and Women With Swords

5 Questions for the Best-Selling Writer of Embrace Your Weird

By Felicia Day | October 1, 2019

On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

Alberto Manguel Considers the Bore Who Inspires Passion

By Alberto Manguel | October 1, 2019

Why Newspaper

Why Newspaper "Scoops" Don't Work in Narrative Nonfiction

Steve Luxenberg on Journalism Versus Storytelling

By Steve Luxenberg | October 1, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

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Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

By Jeannie Vanasco | October 1, 2019

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

By Cornel West | October 1, 2019

Belén Fernández: A Journalist's Life in Exile

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 1, 2019

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Writing of Jon Fosse

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Writing of Jon Fosse

Thoughts on One of Norway's Great Writers, Just in Time
for Nobel Season

By Karl Ove Knausgaard | September 30, 2019

Lauren Groff on the Forgotten Genius of Nancy Hale

Lauren Groff on the Forgotten Genius of Nancy Hale

"The paradox is that one has to read the stories to understand how wrong we have been"

By Lauren Groff | September 30, 2019

Téa Obreht on Abandoning a 600-Page Novel

Téa Obreht on Abandoning a 600-Page Novel

The Author of Inland on First Draft

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 30, 2019

When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

When Will Ben Lerner Admit He's a Novelist?

The Topeka School as Gateway Book

By Emily Temple | September 30, 2019

In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

In Search of a Black Odysseus: My Father's Journey Home

Maya Phillips on Wandering Through a Fallen Kingdom

By Maya Phillips | September 30, 2019

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

Anthony Doerr on Throwing Out All the Rules for Writing a Short Story

“Wait, dog point of view wasn’t allowed?”

By Anthony Doerr | September 30, 2019

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

On Dog Whistle Politics, Gaslighting, and Other Contemporary Political Tools

Definitions From A People's Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter

By Tehama Lopez Bunyasi and Candis Watts Smith | September 30, 2019

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