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Closing the Literary Circle: Marc Berley on Editing the Work of Gordon Lish

Closing the Literary Circle: Marc Berley on Editing the Work of Gordon Lish

"No one, I learned, appreciates the care and effort of an editor more than Lish."

By Marc Berley | April 29, 2024

Anne Lamott on Secrets

Anne Lamott on Secrets

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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

Elwin Cotman on Creating New Forms

Elwin Cotman on Creating New Forms

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

By Memoir Nation | April 29, 2024

Nell Irvin Painter on Writing About Anything (and Everything)

Nell Irvin Painter on Writing About Anything (and Everything)

A Call to Authors and Publishers Alike

By Nell Irvin Painter | April 26, 2024

Gareth Russell on Hampton Court

Gareth Russell on Hampton Court

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 25, 2024

How Music and Verse Can Spark Literary Passion in Reluctant Readers

How Music and Verse Can Spark Literary Passion in Reluctant Readers

Alicia D. Williams on the Many Written and Oral Forms a Story Can Take

By Alicia D. Williams | April 24, 2024

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When Writing Your Novel (Maybe) Manifests Your Breakup

By Hazel Hayes | April 24, 2024

The Pilgrim’s (Lack of) Progress, Or, Sorry I Took So Long to Finish My Novel, Or, On the Value of Restarting

By Justin Taylor | April 23, 2024

Yan Lianke Wants You to Stop Describing Him As China’s Most Censored Author

By Yan Lianke | April 23, 2024

Sasha Vasilyuk on the Price of Secrecy in Russia and Ukraine

Sasha Vasilyuk on the Price of Secrecy in Russia and Ukraine

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Your Presence Is Mandatory”

By Jane Ciabattari | April 23, 2024

Marie Mutsuki Mockett on Writing About Sex

Marie Mutsuki Mockett on Writing About Sex

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 22, 2024

Stacey D'Erasmo on the Art of Intimacy

Stacey D'Erasmo on the Art of Intimacy

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

By Memoir Nation | April 22, 2024

How Much is Enough? On the Writerly Balance Between Money and Time

How Much is Enough? On the Writerly Balance Between Money and Time

For Novelist Ryan Chapman, “There are wants, and there are needs.”

By Ryan Chapman | April 19, 2024

An Oasis in the Desert: Why Libraries Are the Best Places to Write

An Oasis in the Desert: Why Libraries Are the Best Places to Write

Rahul Mehta Considers the Virtues of Public Space as Writing Space

By Rahul Mehta | April 19, 2024

Writing As Labor: Doing More With Less, Together

Writing As Labor: Doing More With Less, Together

David Hill on the Myth of the Middle Class Writer

By David Hill | April 18, 2024

My “Friend” Keeps Sending Me Their Writing and I Need It To Stop: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My “Friend” Keeps Sending Me Their Writing and I Need It To Stop: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 18, 2024

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