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The Four Times I Became a Teacher

The Four Times I Became a Teacher

Beth Kephart on the Heartbreak Inherent to Teaching Writing

By Beth Kephart | September 10, 2018

The Debut Novelist's Guide to Battling Imposter Syndrome

The Debut Novelist's Guide to Battling Imposter Syndrome

Sharlene Teo on Fighting That Feeling of Fraudulence

By Sharlene Teo | September 10, 2018

Every Book Tour Should Include a Public School

Every Book Tour Should Include a Public School

On Making High Schools Into True Literary Spaces

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | September 4, 2018

Building a Personality From 100-Year-Old Photographs

Building a Personality From 100-Year-Old Photographs

Nuala O'Connor on the Legend of Belle Bilton

By Nuala O'Connor | August 31, 2018

This Wanting Business: On the Cost and Labor of Writing

This Wanting Business: On the Cost and Labor of Writing

Just How Expensive Can the Writing Life Be?

By Melissa Chadburn | August 28, 2018

How a Background in Human Rights Reporting Shaped My Novel

How a Background in Human Rights Reporting Shaped My Novel

Time and Memory, News and Rumor, Began to Bleed into Each Other

By Preti Taneja | August 28, 2018

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5 Reasons A Writer Should Move to Mumbai

By Namrata Poddar | August 27, 2018

The Self-Portrait Jorge Luis Borges Drew After Going Blind

By Emily Temple | August 24, 2018

Laura van den Berg on the Horror Films That Inspired Her New Novel

By Laura van den Berg | August 24, 2018

Building a Better (Socialist) MFA System

Building a Better (Socialist) MFA System

Juliana Spahr on Aspirational Utopian Education in a Neoliberal World

By Juliana Spahr | August 23, 2018

In Praise of Sex Writing That's About More Than Being Sexy

In Praise of Sex Writing That's About More Than Being Sexy

"I Want to Be Able to Read Stories That Don't Shy Away from Pain and Complexity"

By S. K. Perry | August 23, 2018

When It Didn't Work Out with a Living Writer, I Turned to the Dead

When It Didn't Work Out with a Living Writer, I Turned to the Dead

Nell Stevens Finds Comfort and Companionship with a 19th-Century Author

By Nell Stevens | August 22, 2018

Ray Bradbury's Greatest Writing Advice

Ray Bradbury's Greatest Writing Advice

Don’t think!"">"I’ve had a sign over my typewriter for over 25 years now: Don’t think!"

By Emily Temple | August 22, 2018

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

What If You Win a Comedy Award But Don't Think You're Funny?

Julie Schumacher, "Funniest Woman in America", on What People Expect of Humor

By Julie Schumacher | August 14, 2018

One Wedding and a Funeral: How the Show Must Go On

One Wedding and a Funeral: How the Show Must Go On

Jeanne McCulloch on Finally Telling the Story of Her Father's Sudden Death

By Jeanne McCulloch | August 13, 2018

Inside the Weddings of 10 Famous Writers

Inside the Weddings of 10 Famous Writers

Like the Vows Column, but for Dead Novelists!

By Emily Temple | August 10, 2018

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