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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on How to Write and How to Read

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on How to Write and How to Read

"When it's difficult, what keeps me going is the possibility of joy."

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2017

7 Writers Who Were Also Editors (And the Books They Edited)

7 Writers Who Were Also Editors (And the Books They Edited)

So Many Hats

By Emily Temple | September 14, 2017

When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish

When Roald Dahl's Editor Decided He Was Too Much of a Prick To Publish

Bob Gottlieb: Not Having It

By Emily Temple | September 13, 2017

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

Kaveh Akbar: How I Found Poetry in Childhood Prayer

In the Presence of the Long Faultless Tongue of God

By Kaveh Akbar | September 12, 2017

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

The Ways in Which a Novel Can Fail Like a Marriage

Josh Weil Considers How Hard It Is to Drown All His Darlings

By Josh Weil | September 12, 2017

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

The Classes 25 Famous Writers Teach

They're Not Always What You'd Expect

By Emily Temple | September 12, 2017

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Can the New York Times' Modern Love Column Change a Writer's Life?

By Andrea Jarrell | September 8, 2017

The Magic and Risk of a Handwritten Letter

By Meghan Forbes | September 7, 2017

How Academics Survive the Writing Grind: Some Anecdotal Advice

By Helen Sword | September 7, 2017

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

One Decade, Two Writers, Many Actors, and Finally My Book Became a Movie

Mark Haskell Smith on Adapting His Book Salty for the Big Screen

By Mark Haskell Smith | September 7, 2017

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

N.K. Jemisin on Craft, Advocacy, and Ignoring the Naysayers

"I feel the Force. I listen to my gut. I write what feels good."

By Emily Temple | September 1, 2017

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

Where Are the Likes? Coming to Terms with Being a Writer on Social Media

When News of Publication Garners Way More Attention Than the Writing Itself

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 31, 2017

Dear Rick Moody: What Should I Say About My Scars?

Dear Rick Moody: What Should I Say About My Scars?

A Complicated Past Doesn't Need to Be a Complicated Present

By Rick Moody | August 31, 2017

The Photograph That Helped Me Finish My Book

The Photograph That Helped Me Finish My Book

Laura Schenone Finds Endurance in the Work of Fay Godwin

By Laura Schenone | August 30, 2017

15 Famous Writers on the Perils of a Formal Education

15 Famous Writers on the Perils of a Formal Education

And Why Libraries > Classrooms

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2017

Why I Made My Main Character a Right Wing Blogger

Why I Made My Main Character a Right Wing Blogger

Jonathan Dee on Spending Years with a Character He Didn't Quite Understand

By Jonathan Dee | August 28, 2017

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