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Debra Spark on Whether Art Can Truly Help People

Debra Spark on Whether Art Can Truly Help People

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 25, 2024

Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market

Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market

“Don’t be too precious about things. And also: everything has the potential to be precious.”

By Lisa Ko | March 22, 2024

Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 21, 2024

“The Act of Writing is a Haunting Experience.” A Roundtable on Community, Craft, and Ghosts

“The Act of Writing is a Haunting Experience.” A Roundtable on Community, Craft, and Ghosts

Jenny Irish Talks with Her Former Students, Writers Kalani Pickhart, Winslow Schmelling, Christina D’Antoni, and Arya Naidu

By Literary Hub | March 20, 2024

J. Edward Chamberlin on How Words Shape Our World

J. Edward Chamberlin on How Words Shape Our World

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 20, 2024

How Translating a Novel About Emily Dickinson Got Rhonda Mullins Through the Pandemic

How Translating a Novel About Emily Dickinson Got Rhonda Mullins Through the Pandemic

On Dominique Fortier's “Pale Shadows,” the Frictionlessness of Death, and More

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Between Assimilation and Authenticity: On Navigating Discourses Around Asian American Literary Identity

By Laura Chow Reeve | March 18, 2024

Francophone, Anglophone... Cameroonian? Musih Tedji Xaviere on Telling the Story of Her Country’s Struggles

By Musih Tedji Xaviere | March 18, 2024

Lissa Soep on Other People's Words

By Memoir Nation | March 18, 2024

“I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

“I Won’t Kill It. I’ll Just Surprise It.” Corey Sobel on the Impact of Writing Physical Action

How Willa Cather Uses Physical Details in Service to Emotional Ends

By Corey Sobel | March 15, 2024

Katya Apekina Talks Psychics, Slavic Stories, and Writing as Trance

Katya Apekina Talks Psychics, Slavic Stories, and Writing as Trance

The Author of “Mother Doll” in Conversation with Melissa Ximena Golebiowski

By Melissa Ximena Golebiowski | March 15, 2024

From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

“To tell such tales again is to tell them for the first time.”

By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

Avril Horner on the Extraordinary Wildness of “Our Spoons Came from Woolworths”

By Avril Horner | March 14, 2024

Gabriele Pedullà on Reconsidering Machiavelli

Gabriele Pedullà on Reconsidering Machiavelli

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 14, 2024

Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

Barrie Jean Borich Explores the Art of Bafflement

By Barrie Jean Borich | March 13, 2024

Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

The Author of “Green Frog” on the Folkloric Figures Who Helped Her Write a Story Collection

By Gina Chung | March 13, 2024

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