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Bret Anthony Johnson on Creating a Story’s Foundation

Bret Anthony Johnson on Creating a Story’s Foundation

"In fiction, place is where the writer and reader first collaborate."

By Bret Anthony Johnson | August 2, 2024

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | August 1, 2024

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on America's Youth-Obsessed Culture

By Soma Mei Sheng Frazier | July 31, 2024

Ananda Lima & L. M. Sagas on the Devil and A.I.

Ananda Lima & L. M. Sagas on the Devil and A.I.

In Conversation with Drew Broussard

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | July 31, 2024

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

Mai Sennaar on Alfred Hitchcock, Cheikh Anta Diop, and an Unexpected Antidote to Writer’s Block

By Mai Sennaar | July 30, 2024

Clown School is Terrifying, But It Made Me a Better Writer

Clown School is Terrifying, But It Made Me a Better Writer

Alison Espach on Finding Her Inner Clown, Public Failure, and Interrogating Your Writing

By Alison Espach | July 30, 2024

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Paolo Bacigalupi on Getting Re-inspired After Failed Projects

By Memoir Nation | July 29, 2024

Kevin Barry on Balancing Wildness and Control

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 29, 2024

Chaos Is My Co-Pilot: In Praise of Tumultuous, Unruly Storytelling

By Jen Fawkes | July 26, 2024

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lauren Markham: “Becoming lost within my profession helped me find my way back again.”

By Lauren Markham | July 26, 2024

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

“I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.”

By Phil Christman | July 26, 2024

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 25, 2024

Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon

Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Extremely Expensive Mystical Experiences for Astronauts”

By Peter Mishler | July 25, 2024

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

How Understanding Her Neurodiverse Protagonist Helped Mathangi Subramanian Understand Herself

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 24, 2024

Lev Grossman on Adapting Arthurian Legends For a World in Turmoil

Lev Grossman on Adapting Arthurian Legends For a World in Turmoil

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Bright Sword”

By Jane Ciabattari | July 23, 2024

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