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Ben Purkert on the Art of Writing Unlikable Characters

Ben Purkert on the Art of Writing Unlikable Characters

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | July 24, 2023

Evan Thomas on the End of World War II

Evan Thomas on the End of World War II

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 24, 2023

Jacob Mikanowski on the Cultural-Political Idea Formerly Known as “Eastern Europe”

Jacob Mikanowski on the Cultural-Political Idea Formerly Known as “Eastern Europe”

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 21, 2023

S.C. Gwynne on the Life and Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine

S.C. Gwynne on the Life and Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 21, 2023

Samuel G. Freedman on Hubert Humphrey’s Dedication to Civil Rights

Samuel G. Freedman on Hubert Humphrey’s Dedication to Civil Rights

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 21, 2023

Christian Madsbjerg on How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World

Christian Madsbjerg on How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 21, 2023

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Sarah Rose Etter on Tech Companies, NDAs, and the Precarity of a Job

By The Maris Review | July 20, 2023

Can Artificial Intelligence Be Moral?

By Keen On | July 20, 2023

Why America’s Blood-Sucking Lords of Silicon Valley Want to Live Forever

By Keen On | July 20, 2023

Jaswinder Bolina on How the End of Affirmative Action Will Affect Writing Program Admissions

Jaswinder Bolina on How the End of Affirmative Action Will Affect Writing Program Admissions

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 20, 2023

How the Internet Has Become an Outrage Machine

How the Internet Has Become an Outrage Machine

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 20, 2023

What We’re Reading at <em>Just the Right Book</em> This Week

What We’re Reading at Just the Right Book This Week

Roxanne Coady and Bill Goldstein Weigh in With Recommendations

By Just the Right Book | July 20, 2023

Nishanth Injam on Leaving India, the Misery of Tech Work and the Subversive Nature of Memories

Nishanth Injam on Leaving India, the Misery of Tech Work and the Subversive Nature of Memories

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | July 20, 2023

Joyce Carol Oates on “Dreaming Back” and Finding Inspiration in Chuck Close

Joyce Carol Oates on “Dreaming Back” and Finding Inspiration in Chuck Close

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | July 19, 2023

Essie Fox Reads From <em>The Fascination</em>

Essie Fox Reads From The Fascination

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | July 19, 2023

Craig Brown on Bringing Humor to Writing About The Beatles

Craig Brown on Bringing Humor to Writing About The Beatles

The Author of One Two Three Four on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart

By Read Smart | July 18, 2023

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