Emma Straub’s Advice for What to Wear to a Book Launch

Emma Straub’s Advice for What to Wear to a Book Launch

“Back to basics. Just hot dogs, babka, and gratitude for vaccines.”

By Emma Straub | May 17, 2022

Victoria Shorr on the Art of the Novella

Victoria Shorr on the Art of the Novella

”They take you—for one evening if you don't put it down, longer if you draw it out—to a place that you can see in sharp detail.”

By Victoria Shorr | May 17, 2022

Vanessa Hua on Writing About the Forgotten Women in Mao’s Inner Circle

Vanessa Hua on Writing About the Forgotten Women in Mao’s Inner Circle

The Author of Forbidden City Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | May 17, 2022

Ada Limón on Why Being Witnessed Is Essential For an Artist

Ada Limón on Why Being Witnessed Is Essential For an Artist

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 16, 2022

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

On the Power and Purpose of Historical Fiction

A Conversation Between Eva Stachniak and Christina Baker Kline

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2022

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

On My Love of Libraries: Lessons From My Father

Rachel M. Harper: “I was a fellow worshipper, a member of the tribe; his daughter.”

By Rachel M. Harper | May 16, 2022

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Erica Ruth Neubauer on Mysteries, Her Many Careers, and the Google Search That Started Her Novel

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In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

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Five Writers Weigh in on the Weird Shame of Publishing a Book

Five Writers Weigh in on the Weird Shame of Publishing a Book

Jennifer Huang Talks to Kemi Alabi, Liz Asch, Sejal Shah, Alina Stefanescu, and Stephen J. West

By Jennifer Huang | May 12, 2022

Lan Samantha Chang on Food, Family, and New Ways of Imagining Asian American Narratives

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 12, 2022

A Brutal—and True—Piece of Writing Advice from Toni Morrison

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A. J. Verdelle Recalls a Memorable Q&A with an Iconic Writer

By A. J. Verdelle | May 12, 2022

Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | May 12, 2022

Brad Listi on Resisting the Siren Call of the Static

Brad Listi on Resisting the Siren Call of the Static

In Conversation with Steve Almond on Otherppl

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What Writing a Book on India Showed Me About Colonial Myths

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Reema Patel on Exploring South Asian Identity

By Reema Patel | May 11, 2022

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