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Why I Broke Up With My Novel to Write a Memoir

Why I Broke Up With My Novel to Write a Memoir

When Life Is Worse Than Fiction

By Joelle Renstrom | June 26, 2015

My Own Private Genre: Literary Manhunt

My Own Private Genre: Literary Manhunt

On Novels of "Biographical Detection"

By Nicola DeRobertis-Theye | June 26, 2015

Writing Your Way Back Home

Writing Your Way Back Home

Mia Alvar, Boris Fishman, and Sara Nović, in Conversation

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2015

Ten Great Writers <br>Nobody Reads

Ten Great Writers
Nobody Reads

In Praise of Those We've Lost to the Literary Wilderness

By Stephen Sparks | June 24, 2015

A Literary Night in West Philadelphia

A Literary Night in West Philadelphia

Crowed a Community, One Salon at a Time

By Zinzi Clemmons | June 23, 2015

If Not Donny Osmond Then Maybe Someone Else

If Not Donny Osmond Then Maybe Someone Else

On Family, Secrets, and Escaping Yourself

By Jeff Oaks | June 18, 2015

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When Nerds Play Sports

By Erin Somers | June 18, 2015

Nell Zink's 'Mislaid' in 10 Quotations

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It Starts With Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing

By Lit Hub Excerpts | June 18, 2015

In Praise of the Book Tower

In Praise of the Book Tower

On Clutter, Collecting, and the Infinite Stack

By Susan Harlan | June 17, 2015

The Joy of Throwing Away An Entire Novel

The Joy of Throwing Away An Entire Novel

How a 97,000-Word Manuscript Ends Up in the Ditch

By Laura Dave | June 17, 2015

The Places We Read

The Places We Read

On Solitude and the Reading Habits of Writers

By Michele Filgate | June 12, 2015

Poetry as a Second Language

Poetry as a Second Language

On Leaving Russia, and Writing in English

By Michael Dumanis | June 1, 2015

What Happens When Kent Haruf Calls

What Happens When Kent Haruf Calls

In Honor of a Great Writer and Mentor

By Laura Pritchett | May 27, 2015

A Literary Long Weekend in Portland, Maine

A Literary Long Weekend in Portland, Maine

Please Stop Calling Us 'The Other Portland'

By Joshua Bodwell | May 22, 2015

Diary of a First-Time Book Tour

Diary of a First-Time Book Tour

On the Fine Art of Not F****** Up Your Reading

By Cate Dicharry | May 22, 2015

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