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Javier Zamora: You Can't Simply Make Art From Your Trauma to Heal Yourself

Javier Zamora: You Can't Simply Make Art From Your Trauma to Heal Yourself

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | September 9, 2022

The Complicated Relationship Between Kansans and Truman Capote’s <em>In Cold Blood</em>

The Complicated Relationship Between Kansans and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

Jessa Crispin on the Allure of “Convenient” Stories

By Jessa Crispin | September 8, 2022

Fear Not. Have Fun: Ann Beattie on Lessons in Cooking and Life from James Haller

Fear Not. Have Fun: Ann Beattie on Lessons in Cooking and Life from James Haller

The Eloquent, Eclectic, and Enlightening Books of a Great Chef

By Ann Beattie | September 7, 2022

Honestly, I’d Rather Be Living in an Elin Hilderbrand Novel

Honestly, I’d Rather Be Living in an Elin Hilderbrand Novel

Mary Bergman on the Reality Behind the Beachy Book Covers

By Mary Bergman | September 7, 2022

My Cyborg Future: Alice Wong on Prophetic High School Poetry and Processing Pain

My Cyborg Future: Alice Wong on Prophetic High School Poetry and Processing Pain

“Joints contracted, muscles atrophied, sinews snipped and stretched to the brink. Great art comes at a great price.”

By Alice Wong | September 7, 2022

The Art of Silence: Finding Beauty in the Unspoken After Losing My Voice to ALS

The Art of Silence: Finding Beauty in the Unspoken After Losing My Voice to ALS

Cai Emmons Returns to an Early Love of Quiet

By Cai Emmons | September 7, 2022

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Javier Zamora Talks About His Unaccompanied Migration From El Salvador to California at the Age of Nine

By Keen On | September 6, 2022

When Writing a Book Means Learning to Listen

By Michael Frank | September 6, 2022

Why I Wrote My Memoir, a Letter to My Transgender Daughter, Under a Pen Name

By Carolyn Hays | September 6, 2022

Life Growing Up on a Pig Farm in the Alabama Mountains: Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Life Growing Up on a Pig Farm in the Alabama Mountains: Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Neal Wooten in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 6, 2022

Casey Parks on Piecing Together the Life Story of an Enigmatic Subject

Casey Parks on Piecing Together the Life Story of an Enigmatic Subject

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 6, 2022

No Pets Left Behind: A Brief History of Photography Told Through Antique Dog Portraits

No Pets Left Behind: A Brief History of Photography Told Through Antique Dog Portraits

Anthony Cavo Pays Tribute to the Bond Between People and Their Pets

By Anthony Cavo | September 2, 2022

How Making Maple Syrup Keeps Native Culture Alive

How Making Maple Syrup Keeps Native Culture Alive

Joseph Bruchac on Tapping Maple Trees in the Adirondack Foothills

By Joseph Bruchac | September 2, 2022

What a Search for Hidden Queer History in Rural Louisiana Reveals About the Deep South

What a Search for Hidden Queer History in Rural Louisiana Reveals About the Deep South

Casey Parks on the Enduring Mysteries of the Past and the Present

By Casey Parks | September 1, 2022

What Was Desired Before You Were Born: Remica Bingham-Risher on the Weight of Names

What Was Desired Before You Were Born: Remica Bingham-Risher on the Weight of Names

With Appreciation for Forrest Hamer, New Edition, Drake, and Beyoncé

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Rio Cortez on Afropioneerism, Afrofrontierism, and Family Histories Real and Imagined

Rio Cortez on Afropioneerism, Afrofrontierism, and Family Histories Real and Imagined

“The land where Utah exists haunts our story, but we are even more vast.”

By Rio Cortez | August 31, 2022

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