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Mary Gaitskill on Borrowing From Real Life in Writing (and the Dreams That Guided Her)

Mary Gaitskill on Borrowing From Real Life in Writing (and the Dreams That Guided Her)

How the Author of Veronica Tries to Honor the World

By Mary Gaitskill | October 22, 2021

Finding My Voice Through the Rage of Punk Music

Finding My Voice Through the Rage of Punk Music

Amy Lee Lillard on the Acceptance and Creativity-Instilling Energy of the Punk Scene

By Amy Lee Lillard | October 22, 2021

Craig Davidson on the Secrets Best Left Out of Memoir

Craig Davidson on the Secrets Best Left Out of Memoir

"I’d slipped a gear between living a story and making a story."

By Craig Davidson | October 22, 2021

Nariman Youssef on Migration, Translation, and the Complexities of the “Mother Tongue”

Nariman Youssef on Migration, Translation, and the Complexities of the “Mother Tongue”

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | October 22, 2021

Jennifer Estep on Her Favorite Character of All Time to Write

Jennifer Estep on Her Favorite Character of All Time to Write

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | October 22, 2021

Julia Elliott and DaMaris B. Hill on Writing Rural America

Julia Elliott and DaMaris B. Hill on Writing Rural America

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 21, 2021

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TaraShea Nesbit on Reckoning With Ghosts, and Returning to the Same Story, Again and Again

By TaraShea Nesbit | October 21, 2021

Chris Hedges on Teaching Playwriting in Prison

By Chris Hedges | October 21, 2021

This 1998 advice from Ursula K. Le Guin about gender-neutral language is still relevant.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 20, 2021

<em>Reading Women</em> on the Emotional Complexities in Women’s Crime Fiction

Reading Women on the Emotional Complexities in Women’s Crime Fiction

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | October 20, 2021

Writing Through Trauma, Past and Present: On the Legacies of Catholic Ireland

Writing Through Trauma, Past and Present: On the Legacies of Catholic Ireland

Elaine Feeney Considers the Emotional Journey to Her Novel, As You Were

By Elaine Feeney | October 20, 2021

Tiphanie Yanique on Moving Beyond Traditional Hero Narratives

Tiphanie Yanique on Moving Beyond Traditional Hero Narratives

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Monster in the Middle

By Jane Ciabattari | October 19, 2021

“Cut, Cut, Cut, Until the Spirit Shines Through.” Sarah Ruhl on Craft and Catharsis

“Cut, Cut, Cut, Until the Spirit Shines Through.” Sarah Ruhl on Craft and Catharsis

The Author of Smile in Conversation With Playwright, Beth Henley

By Beth Henley | October 19, 2021

Forrest Gander on Grief, Translation, and Sharing Joy in Times of Suffering

Forrest Gander on Grief, Translation, and Sharing Joy in Times of Suffering

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 19, 2021

Writing from Home: Lessons from a Novelist-Slash-Small-Town Newspaper Columnist

Writing from Home: Lessons from a Novelist-Slash-Small-Town Newspaper Columnist

Nickolas Butler on Writing as an Act of Service and the Power of Local News

By Nickolas Butler | October 18, 2021

How Do You Write About People Who Don’t Want To Be Written About?

How Do You Write About People Who Don’t Want To Be Written About?

Ethan Lou on Unauthorized Biographies and Uncomfortable Writing

By Ethan Lou | October 18, 2021

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