How Being a Bookseller Made Me a Better Writer

How Being a Bookseller Made Me a Better Writer

Kea Wilson on Standing Face to Face with Actual Readers

By Kea Wilson | September 8, 2016

Interview With a Gatekeeper: Nan Talese

Interview With a Gatekeeper: Nan Talese

From Random House's First Female Literary Editor to Her Own Imprint

By Kerri Arsenault | September 7, 2016

Hitler's Dog, and Other Problems of Historical Fiction

Hitler's Dog, and Other Problems of Historical Fiction

Peter Ho Davies on the challenges (and opportunities) of mining the past

By Peter Ho Davies | September 7, 2016

On Writing, Parenthood and Trying to Stay a Little Wild

On Writing, Parenthood and Trying to Stay a Little Wild

Laura Cronk on the Ways that Her Children Have and Haven't Changed Her Work

By Laura Cronk | September 2, 2016

The Editor Inside My Head is a Cruel and Demanding S.O.B.

The Editor Inside My Head is a Cruel and Demanding S.O.B.

Michael Koryta on Craft and the Notes He Leaves for Himself

By Michael Koryta | September 2, 2016

Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview

Lucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview

On Form, Style, POV and Whether or Not It Really Happened...

By Literary Hub | September 1, 2016

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How to Reject a Writer, and Other Advice For Editors

By Terry McDonell | September 1, 2016

Who Gets to Decide What Counts as “English”?

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 31, 2016

Becoming a Writer Means Becoming a Cliché

By Odie Lindsey | August 31, 2016

Spread the Word: On Small Presses and the Fight for Publicity

Spread the Word: On Small Presses and the Fight for Publicity

Keeping Pace with Fewer Resources in a Social Media-Saturated Environment

By Ilana Masad | August 30, 2016

I Love Soap Operas (And They Made Me a Better Writer)

I Love Soap Operas (And They Made Me a Better Writer)

Deborah Shapiro on the Genre's Throwback Novelistic Qualities

By Deborah Shapiro | August 29, 2016

How to Write Coincidence the Right Way

How to Write Coincidence the Right Way

From E.M. Forster to Flannery O'Connor, how writers manipulate all of us

By Alice Mattison | August 26, 2016

How a Self-Published Writer of Gay Erotica Beat Sci-Fi's Sad Puppies at their Own Game

How a Self-Published Writer of Gay Erotica Beat Sci-Fi's Sad Puppies at their Own Game

And What it Taught Me About Pushing through Writer's Block

By M. Sophia Newman | August 26, 2016

Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

Why Can't Irish Writers Escape the Sea?

Brendan Mac Evilly Goes in Search of a Nice Spot to Swim

By Brendan Mac Evilly | August 26, 2016

Who Am I: Writer or Bookseller?

Who Am I: Writer or Bookseller?

Here’s a book Ben wrote. He works here. If you don’t buy it, he might cry.

By Benjamin Rybeck | August 25, 2016

There is No Secret to Writing About People Who Do Not Look Like You

There is No Secret to Writing About People Who Do Not Look Like You

Brandon Taylor on the Importance of Empathy As Craft

By Brandon Taylor | August 25, 2016

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