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What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

Debra Nystrom on the Power of Personal Story Alongside Objective Study

By Debra Nystrom | October 9, 2024

Secrets of Los Alamos: How Family Stories Can Help Inform Historical Fiction

Secrets of Los Alamos: How Family Stories Can Help Inform Historical Fiction

Rachel Robbins Considers the Roles of Fact, History and Memory in Storytelling

By Rachel Robbins | October 9, 2024

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Charles Bock, Mike Fu, Kate Greathead, and More

By Teddy Wayne | October 8, 2024

Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Witches of El Paso”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 8, 2024

On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

Steve Wasserman Deconstructs the “Writer’s Space”

By Steve Wasserman | October 7, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

Elias Altman Remembers His Boss' Advice on Writing, Editing, and When a Deal's a Deal

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

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Richard Powers on Catching Up with the Unconscious

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 7, 2024

Joshua Mohr on Getting Out of the Comfort Zone

By Memoir Nation | October 7, 2024

Two Apple Problem: What “Show, Don't Tell” Means in Graphic Narratives

By Jesse Lee Kercheval | October 4, 2024

Ilyon Woo and Rachel Kousser on the Power of a Writing Partnership

Ilyon Woo and Rachel Kousser on the Power of a Writing Partnership

“In literary history, there are few constants like the writers’ feud. It doesn’t have to be that way.”

By Ilyon Woo and Rachel Kousser | October 4, 2024

Inspiration in the Cards: How Tarot Can Help Us Narrativize Our Lives

Inspiration in the Cards: How Tarot Can Help Us Narrativize Our Lives

Chelsey Pippin Mizzi Offers Some Magical Tips For Stuck Memoirists and Essayists

By Chelsey Pippin Mizzi | October 4, 2024

I Hate This Jerk in My Book Club: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Hate This Jerk in My Book Club: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 3, 2024

Trauma, Transfigured: Pascha Sotolongo on Loneliness, Latin American Lit, and the Fantastic in Fiction and Life

Trauma, Transfigured: Pascha Sotolongo on Loneliness, Latin American Lit, and the Fantastic in Fiction and Life

Joy Castro in Conversation with the Author of “The Only Sound Is the Wind”

By Joy Castro | October 1, 2024

Nora Lange on Writing a Book She Loves

Nora Lange on Writing a Book She Loves

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | October 1, 2024

Anne Lamott on How to Be Compulsively Readable

Anne Lamott on How to Be Compulsively Readable

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | September 30, 2024

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

Jamie Harrow on the Similarities Between Chronicling Hard-Won Victories in Love and Athletics

By Jamie Harrow | September 27, 2024

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