Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Nora Nguyen on the Virtues of Yearning, Longing and Other Unseemly Declarations of Love

By Nora Nguyen | September 24, 2024

I’ve Finished My Manuscript, Now What? On Dealing With Post-Book Blues

I’ve Finished My Manuscript, Now What? On Dealing With Post-Book Blues

Lance Richardson Offers Advice and Solidarity To Writers Struggling to Find a Sense of Purpose Between Projects

By Lance Richardson | September 23, 2024

How Chinese and Italian Opera Helped Her Write and Grieve

How Chinese and Italian Opera Helped Her Write and Grieve

Liu Hong on Navigating Tragedy in Art and Life

By Liu Hong | September 23, 2024

Natalie Goldberg on the Real Equipment of a Writer

Natalie Goldberg on the Real Equipment of a Writer

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 23, 2024

Amanda Jones on Banned Librarians

Amanda Jones on Banned Librarians

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By Memoir Nation | September 23, 2024

Stephanie Duncan Smith on Excavating Your Work’s Aboutness

Stephanie Duncan Smith on Excavating Your Work’s Aboutness

“If you’re struggling to frame what your book is about, listen to the tension and it will tell you.”

By Stephanie Duncan Smith | September 20, 2024

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Emilie Menzel on Depicting Animals in Poetry, Learning from Music, and Constructing a New Self

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Allen MacDuffie on Darwin and Cataclysmic Change

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The Woman Who Invented “Dark Fantasy.” How Gertrude Barrows Bennett Popularized the Fantastic

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Lisa Yaszek on the Woman Known as Francis Stevens, an Early Female Pioneer of American Genre Fiction

By Lisa Yaszek | September 18, 2024

Against Perfectionism and Productivity: On Embracing Flaws as a Writer

Against Perfectionism and Productivity: On Embracing Flaws as a Writer

Rachel Schwartzmann Allows Herself to Write and Live More Slowly and to Learn from Her Typos

By Rachel Schwartzmann | September 18, 2024

Rumaan Alam on Creating a Fictional World of the One Percent

Rumaan Alam on Creating a Fictional World of the One Percent

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Entitlement”

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For Tony Tulathimutte Book Piles Are “Metaphysical Constructs”

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Community and Connection: On the Unexpected Benefits of Publishing Through a Small Press

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Rilla Askew Finds Her Audience with the Help of Indies After the Shuttering of Small Press Distribution

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Summers in New England: On Building a Community of Writers in Vermont

Summers in New England: On Building a Community of Writers in Vermont

Nicholas Delbanco Remembers the Living and Dead Who Passed Through the Bennington Writing Seminars

By Nicholas Delbanco | September 16, 2024

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