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Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

Should You Write What You Know? 31 Authors Weigh In

From Toni Morrison to William T. Vollman, an Age-Old Question Answered

By Emily Temple | February 7, 2018

Will Self: In Praise of Difficult Novels

Will Self: In Praise of Difficult Novels

Modernism is Still the Best Way to Reflect Our World Back to Us

By Will Self | February 7, 2018

Confessions of a Typewriter Addict

Confessions of a Typewriter Addict

One Person's Junk is Another's Treasure

By Anthony Casillo | February 5, 2018

What Ursula K. Le Guin Meant to Me: Four Writers Remember

What Ursula K. Le Guin Meant to Me: Four Writers Remember

How a Legendary Writer Made Lives Better

By Literary Hub | February 5, 2018

A Few Words of Indispensable Advice from Muriel Spark

A Few Words of Indispensable Advice from Muriel Spark

"Beware of men bearing flowers."

By Muriel Spark | February 1, 2018

Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

The Undying Trope of Glamorous Decay is Basically an Anthropologie Catalog

By Rosalie Knecht | January 31, 2018

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Our Obsession with Lost Books, And How They Often Disappoint

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Paris's Literary Hotel, a Room (and Writer) for Each Letter of the Alphabet

By Matt Grant | January 31, 2018

Nonfiction As Queer Aesthetic: Discovering Myself, Discovering My Art

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How Nursing Led Me Back to Writing

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Emma Glass Rediscovers the Importance of Storytelling in an Unlikely Place

By Emma Glass | January 29, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin's Best Life Advice

Ursula K. Le Guin's Best Life Advice

America's Greatest Writer Has Died

By Emily Temple | January 24, 2018

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Who Will Follow Elena Ferrante? (Rabih Alameddine? Maggie Nelson? Please?)

By Emily Temple | January 23, 2018

How Being a Librarian Makes Me a Better Writer

How Being a Librarian Makes Me a Better Writer

Xhenet Aliu on the Fine Art of Controlled Vocabularies

By Xhenet Aliu | January 23, 2018

Great Advice From 25 Writing Manuals by Famous Authors

Great Advice From 25 Writing Manuals by Famous Authors

Q: What’s the key to suspense? A: I’ll tell you later.

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How to Write a #MeToo Story

How to Write a #MeToo Story

Alison B. Hart's 12 Steps, From Beginning to End

By Alison B. Hart | January 19, 2018

How Alice B. Toklas Found her Voice Through Food

How Alice B. Toklas Found her Voice Through Food

On Writing Her Own Cookbook, After Gertrude Stein

By Justin Spring | January 18, 2018

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