Clarence A. Haynes on Finding the Soundscape of Your Novel

Clarence A. Haynes on Finding the Soundscape of Your Novel

“I needed sounds that were lush, that could carry these characters’ emotional weight.”

By Clarence A. Haynes | July 3, 2025

Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

Have You Considered an Anarchist Approach to Plot?

Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante on Throwing Bombs, Emotional Movement, and Other Plot Devices

By Matthew Clark Davison and Alice LaPlante | July 3, 2025

Jessica Berger Gross on the Special Euphoria of Debuting as a Novelist in Her 50s

Jessica Berger Gross on the Special Euphoria of Debuting as a Novelist in Her 50s

The Author of “Hazel Says No” Shares What She Learned from Decades of Doubt

By Jessica Berger Gross | July 2, 2025

Other, Better Worlds: Pip Adam on the Possibilities of Politically Engaged Speculative Fiction

Other, Better Worlds: Pip Adam on the Possibilities of Politically Engaged Speculative Fiction

Danielle Dutton In Conversation With the Author of “Audition”

By Danielle Dutton | July 2, 2025

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini on Bola Agbaje's <em>Gone Too Far!</em>

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini on Bola Agbaje's Gone Too Far!

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 2, 2025

Libby Buck on Writing Like an Art Historian

Libby Buck on Writing Like an Art Historian

“I follow the object, asking it to speak to me.”

By Libby Buck | July 1, 2025

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I’m <em>Obsessed</em>: On the Importance of Getting Lost in Your Writing

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Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

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