Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

“Seek out friends who read widely.”

By Wisława Szymborska | October 8, 2021

Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

Dr. Julie Sedivy Discusses the Writing Possibilities Czech Offers Her

By Julie Sedivy | October 8, 2021

Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 8, 2021

Ricardo Wilson on the Importance of Interrogating Research

Ricardo Wilson on the Importance of Interrogating Research

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | October 8, 2021

Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

Joshua Ferris Urges Writers Not to Cower on the Page

The Author of A Calling for Charlie Barnes Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 7, 2021

How to Write a Good Fight Scene

How to Write a Good Fight Scene

Jeff Bens Unpacks the Literary Mechanics of a Believable Scrap

By Jeff Bens | October 7, 2021

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Miriam Toews on the “Incredible Empathy” of Steinbeck and Writing Honestly

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In Defense of Poetic Plagiarism

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Sam Riviere on the Foundational Practices of Collaboration and Copying

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Dave Eggers on Escaping Corporate Tech and the Irreplaceable Role of Indie Bookstores

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The Author Discusses His Upcoming Book, The Every

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Sanaë Lemoine on the Reveal That Changed Her Life... and Inspired Her Novel

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In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | October 6, 2021

So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

So What Is It About Writers and Emotional Masochism?

Bonnie Friedman Breaks Down the Writerly Tendency for Self-Annihilation

By Bonnie Friedman | October 6, 2021

<em>Reading Women</em> on the Social and Psychological Dynamics in Women’s Crime Fiction

Reading Women on the Social and Psychological Dynamics in Women’s Crime Fiction

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

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Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

Amitava Kumar: How Can You Write Fiction That Fights Fake News?

“A novel often serves as a site of contention for different viewpoints.”

By Amitava Kumar | October 5, 2021

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Hanging Out With Joan Didion: What I Learned About Writing From an American Master

Sara Davidson on the Ten Lessons She Learned

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