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Yiyun Li on Taking Writing Lessons from <em>War and Peace</em>

Yiyun Li on Taking Writing Lessons from War and Peace

“The line will always be crossed.”

By Yiyun Li | September 24, 2021

How Philip Roth Controlled the Narrative of His Own Life

How Philip Roth Controlled the Narrative of His Own Life

Biographer Jacques Berlinerblau on the Death of Critical Distance

By Jacques Berlinerblau | September 24, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Georgia Review</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Georgia Review

Everything You Need to Know About the Literary-Cultural Journal Published Out of the University of Georgia

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 24, 2021

Celeste Mohammed on Writing a Book About the Complexities of Island Life

Celeste Mohammed on Writing a Book About the Complexities of Island Life

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | September 24, 2021

What is Revealed by the Family Stories That Go Untold?

What is Revealed by the Family Stories That Go Untold?

Kei Miller: “I know how to tell stories, but how does one begin to tell silence?”

By Kei Miller | September 23, 2021

“Extra, Extra! Completely Incoherent Writing Advice.” A Conversation with Lucie Elven

“Extra, Extra! Completely Incoherent Writing Advice.” A Conversation with Lucie Elven

This Week on Otherppl with Brad Listi

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | September 23, 2021

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Lauren Groff on Blending Research and Imagination in Historical Fiction

By Jane Ciabattari | September 22, 2021

Beyond the “Whodunnit.” Paula Hawkins on the Importance of Gray Areas in Crime Novels

By Reading Women | September 22, 2021

“The Writer You Are is Enough.” Ruth Ozeki on Process and Acceptance

By Literary Hub | September 21, 2021

When Tennessee Williams Reached Out to a Besieged Truman Capote

When Tennessee Williams Reached Out to a Besieged Truman Capote

“I care about you more than you know.”

By Literary Hub | September 21, 2021

In Defense of Labels: On Genre as a Literary Conversation

In Defense of Labels: On Genre as a Literary Conversation

Lincoln Michel Considers the Expansive Power of Genres

By Lincoln Michel | September 21, 2021

"Write the tale that scares you . . . I dare you." Michaela Coel has some writing advice for us.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 20, 2021

What the Poet Can Do in the Face of the Modern Colonial State

What the Poet Can Do in the Face of the Modern Colonial State

Aruni Kashyap Finds Defiance and Potential in Tradition of the Testimonio

By Aruni Kashyap | September 20, 2021

The Mistake No Dialogue Writer Should Ever Make

The Mistake No Dialogue Writer Should Ever Make

Dan O'Brien Has Some Thoughts on the Way Characters Should Talk

By Dan O'Brien | September 20, 2021

Kevin McIlvoy on a Novel Can Make Room for Dynamic Crowding

Kevin McIlvoy on a Novel Can Make Room for Dynamic Crowding

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 20, 2021

How to write like Cheryl Strayed.

How to write like Cheryl Strayed.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 17, 2021

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