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Learning to Decipher My Father's Past in Nazi Germany

Learning to Decipher My Father's Past in Nazi Germany

L. Annette Binder on the Difficulty of Researching Family History

By L. Annette Binder | July 24, 2020

How <em>Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure</em> Taught Me to Write

How Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Taught Me to Write

Lucie Britsch on Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

By Lucie Britsch | July 23, 2020

On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend, Who is Also a Poet

On Exploiting the Labor of a Dear Friend, Who is Also a Poet

Rebecca Wolff on Publishing the Poetry of Catherine Wagner

By Rebecca Wolff | July 23, 2020

A Genealogy of Twins: On Identity and Projected Lives

A Genealogy of Twins: On Identity and Projected Lives

Larry Watson on Family and Arriving at the Crux of the Story

By Larry Watson | July 22, 2020

A Love Letter to Developmental Editors

A Love Letter to Developmental Editors

R.L. Maizes on a Lesser-Known Corner of Publishing

By R.L. Maizes | July 22, 2020

To Be the Poet of Troy: <br>An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha by Philip Metres

To Be the Poet of Troy:
An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha by Philip Metres

On Starting the Edward Said Library in the Gaza Strip

By Philip Metres | July 22, 2020

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By Literary Hub | July 21, 2020

How I Cured My Writer's Block With Techno

By Stan Parish | July 21, 2020

How to Write a Timely Novel in a World That Won't Stop Changing

By David James Poissant | July 20, 2020

On the Igbo Art of Storytelling

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Ikechukwu Ogbu Heeds an Ancestral Calling

By Ikechukwu Ogbu | July 17, 2020

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

On Lydia Davis's birthday, read her advice on language, writing from reality, and more.

By Corinne Segal | July 15, 2020

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

On Falling in Love with Your Characters

Sarah Gerard on Writing, Love, and Forgiveness

By Sarah Gerard | July 14, 2020

Reading Every Unread Book on My Bookshelf During the Pandemic

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Angelica Baker on Building a Home, One Book at a Time

By Angelica Baker | July 13, 2020

On Being a Young Reader Attracted to the Darkest<br> Possible Stories

On Being a Young Reader Attracted to the Darkest
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Estelle Laure's Search For Challenges to Her Comfort

By Estelle Laure | July 13, 2020

Veronica Esposito on the Book That Changed Her Life

Veronica Esposito on the Book That Changed Her Life

On Trauma and Recovery, Therapy, and Writing as a Tool for Healing

By Veronica Esposito | July 9, 2020

'Have You Considered Socialism?' Or, The Politics of Fictional Characters

'Have You Considered Socialism?' Or, The Politics of Fictional Characters

Andrew Martin on Short Stories in the Age of Shorter News Cycles

By Andrew Martin | July 8, 2020

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