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My Mother's Clocks: On Losing Time with Dementia

My Mother's Clocks: On Losing Time with Dementia

Jennifer C. Nash on Remembering Someone Who Can No Longer Consistently Remember You

By Jennifer C. Nash | August 14, 2023

How Systemic Barriers Keep the Formerly Incarcerated From Rebuilding Their Lives

How Systemic Barriers Keep the Formerly Incarcerated From Rebuilding Their Lives

Lara Love Hardin on Reaching Her True Potential After Prison—And Helping Others Do The Same

By Lara Love Hardin | August 14, 2023

The Other Side of Money: On the Stories We Tell about Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

The Other Side of Money: On the Stories We Tell about Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

Bette Adriaanse Considers Capitalism, Art, and How Change Happens

By Bette Adriaanse | August 14, 2023

School Librarian Memoirs May Just Be the Next Big Thing

School Librarian Memoirs May Just Be the Next Big Thing

Jess DeCourcy Hinds on Book Bans Across the Nation, Educators' Fights Against Threats, and the Future of Library Access

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | August 11, 2023

Christine Baranski and Jesse Green on Narrating the Life of Mary Rodgers

Christine Baranski and Jesse Green on Narrating the Life of Mary Rodgers

In Conversation with Jo Reed on Behind the Mic

By Behind the Mic | August 11, 2023

When Writing a Novel Bridges a Gap Between Mother and Daughter

When Writing a Novel Bridges a Gap Between Mother and Daughter

Tomi Obaro on the Unexpected Gift of Her Novel, Dele Weds Destiny

By Tomi Obaro | August 9, 2023

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Writing Characters in a World After the Repeal of Roe v. Wade

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By Prudence Peiffer | August 7, 2023

<em>Black Boy</em> and Me: How Richard Wright Inspired Omer Aziz

Black Boy and Me: How Richard Wright Inspired Omer Aziz

"I will always look in my rearview reverentially, owing something deep in my heart to Richard."

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On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

Aimie K. Runyan on Instilling a Lifelong Love of Reading In Her Children... on Their Terms

By Aimie K. Runyan | August 4, 2023

Campbell McGrath on Reading Poetry Aloud

Campbell McGrath on Reading Poetry Aloud

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | August 4, 2023

Julie Schumacher on Thirty Years of Correspondence With Her Late Friend, Melissa Bank

Julie Schumacher on Thirty Years of Correspondence With Her Late Friend, Melissa Bank

"If I were writing to her now, which I suppose I am, I would tell her that I will remember her."

By Julie Schumacher | August 2, 2023

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Rebecca Sacks on Imagining the Roads Her Life Might Have Taken

By Bee Sacks | August 1, 2023

How I Became a Modern Bootlegger

How I Became a Modern Bootlegger

“Even after 25 years in journalism, I never knew humanity the way I did working at a strip club and moving product.”

By John Koopman | July 27, 2023

Mihret Sibhat on the Stories Our Names Tell

Mihret Sibhat on the Stories Our Names Tell

"When writing, I am reminded that understanding is the path to transformation for all."

By Mihret Sibhat | July 26, 2023

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