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Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

Carl Phillips on the Value of Silence for Writers

“Sometimes the problem is that we’re trying too hard.”

By Carl Phillips | October 28, 2022

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

Jeanna Kadlec on Writing, Memory, and Trusting Yourself

By Jeanna Kadlec | October 28, 2022

When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

In Which Emily Urquhart Explores Villain/Helper Tropes in a Small Maritime Town

By Emily Urquhart | October 28, 2022

Lydia Millet on the Lack of Empathetic Characters in Fiction

Lydia Millet on the Lack of Empathetic Characters in Fiction

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 27, 2022

WATCH: Billy-Ray Belcourt Discusses His Debut Novel, <em>A Minor Chorus</em>

WATCH: Billy-Ray Belcourt Discusses His Debut Novel, A Minor Chorus

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | October 27, 2022

Ingrid Rojas Contreras on What’s Gained by Losing Language

Ingrid Rojas Contreras on What’s Gained by Losing Language

From Micro, a Podcast for Short But Powerful Writing

By Micro Podcast | October 27, 2022

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  • The American Revolution: An Intimate History

On the Ethics of Writing About Social Issues (While Minimizing Harm)

By Kavita Das | October 27, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ross Gay is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | October 27, 2022

“Before the Words Became Pages, We Were Eating.” Why Kay Ulanday Barrett’s Best Poems Are About Food

By Thresholds | October 26, 2022

Emily Flitter on What She Learned From a Source’s Silence

Emily Flitter on What She Learned From a Source’s Silence

“The book itself didn’t matter. The act of listening to the stories I was hearing and responding with care and concern did.”

By Emily Flitter | October 26, 2022

“A Lot of People Can’t Stomach It.” Jonathan Escoffery on the Paradox of Writing About Poverty

“A Lot of People Can’t Stomach It.” Jonathan Escoffery on the Paradox of Writing About Poverty

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 26, 2022

How My Novel Disappeared—And Why it Came Back

How My Novel Disappeared—And Why it Came Back

Lucy Ferriss on the “Strange Miracle” That Brought Back Her Story

By Lucy Ferriss | October 26, 2022

Merve Emre: Why Going Viral on Twitter Makes You Non-Human in the Public Sphere

Merve Emre: Why Going Viral on Twitter Makes You Non-Human in the Public Sphere

This Week on Twitterverse, a Show About Tweets and the Writers Who Send Them

By Twitterverse | October 25, 2022

In Service of the Avant Garde: On the Unlikely Success<br> of Siglio Press

In Service of the Avant Garde: On the Unlikely Success
of Siglio Press

Elissa Schappell Talks to Independent Publisher Lisa Pearson

By Elissa Schappell | October 25, 2022

Lee Child and Andrew Child on Discipline, Dread, and Writing Late at Night

Lee Child and Andrew Child on Discipline, Dread, and Writing Late at Night

And Why There’s No Point in Trying to Organize a Bookshelf

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2022

The Pains and Pleasures of Taking Decades to Write a Book

The Pains and Pleasures of Taking Decades to Write a Book

Devoney Looser on Researching Early Historical Novelists Jane and Anna Maria Porter

By Devoney Looser | October 25, 2022

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