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Samuel Beckett: Connoisseur of Artistic Failure

Samuel Beckett: Connoisseur of Artistic Failure

How Do You in Fact Fail Better?

By Michael Coffey | April 13, 2018

Attention Grammar Pedants, the English Language Isn't Logical

Attention Grammar Pedants, the English Language Isn't Logical

Or, Why Hangover Is One Word

By Lynne Murphy | April 12, 2018

Creating the Cafe Society I Always Dreamed Of

Creating the Cafe Society I Always Dreamed Of

On Starting a Literary Salon in New York City

By Iris Martin Cohen | April 12, 2018

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Start Over?

Dear Book Therapist: How Do I Start Over?

Rosalie Knecht Advises Two Letter-Writers at Difficult Crossroads

By Rosalie Knecht | April 11, 2018

At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

At the Edge of the Woods: Why Writers Need Wilderness

The Forest is Full of Stories

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 11, 2018

How a Beloved Children's Book Was Born of Despair

How a Beloved Children's Book Was Born of Despair

When Saint-Exupéry and The Little Prince Moved to New York City

By Stacy Schiff | April 6, 2018

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Ursula K. Le Guin: Dictators are Always Afraid of Poets

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How the Advice Columnist Conquered America

By Jessica Weisberg | April 4, 2018

Lorrie Moore: It's Better to Write Than Be a Writer

By Lorrie Moore | April 3, 2018

The Best Stories Break at Least One of Their Own Rules

The Best Stories Break at Least One of Their Own Rules

Blair Hurley Recommends You Try Touching the Bear

By Blair Hurley | April 3, 2018

What is the Writer's Responsibility To Those Unable to Tell Their Own Stories?

What is the Writer's Responsibility To Those Unable to Tell Their Own Stories?

On Writing About Autism, Alzheimer's, and Coma Patients

By Stefan Merrill Block | April 3, 2018

On the Anxiety of the Chronically Early

On the Anxiety of the Chronically Early

"I started wearing a watch as soon as I could tell time."

By Rachel Z. Arndt | April 2, 2018

How John J. Lennon Became a Prison Journalist—From the Inside

How John J. Lennon Became a Prison Journalist—From the Inside

“There’s Plenty of Story Around Me, and Within Me"

By Daniel A. Gross | April 2, 2018

How the Make-Believe World of Peter Pan Inspired My Writing

How the Make-Believe World of Peter Pan Inspired My Writing

On the Intermingling of Fact and Fantasy in J.M. Barrie's Neverland

By Jenny Boully | April 2, 2018

Why <em>The Odyssey</em> is the Perfect Book for High School English

Why The Odyssey is the Perfect Book for High School English

On the Surprising Relevance of the World's First Novel

By A.G. Lombardo | March 30, 2018

12 Literary Plagiarism Scandals, Ranked

12 Literary Plagiarism Scandals, Ranked

From Hellen Keller to Jonah Lehrer, Some More Legitimate Than Others

By Emily Temple | March 29, 2018

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