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Magic to Serve, Not Solve, a Story: KJ Dell'Antonia on Magical Rules in Literature

Magic to Serve, Not Solve, a Story: KJ Dell'Antonia on Magical Rules in Literature

On Vampires, Witches, and the (Literary) Craft of the (Magickal) Craft

By KJ Dell'Antonia | October 25, 2023

Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

Jessica Elefante on Books for Understanding Contemporary Life

By Jessica Elefante | October 25, 2023

Christopher Kennedy on Defining Prose Poetry and Working-Class Stories

Christopher Kennedy on Defining Prose Poetry and Working-Class Stories

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of The Strange God Who Makes Us

By Peter Mishler | October 25, 2023

Nonfiction That Rivals <em>Little Women</em>: The Forgotten Essays of Louisa May Alcott

Nonfiction That Rivals Little Women: The Forgotten Essays of Louisa May Alcott

Liz Rosenberg on the Literary Marvels of Alcott's Memoirs

By Liz Rosenberg | October 24, 2023

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Freedom of Writing

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Freedom of Writing

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | October 24, 2023

Maggie Smith on Playing with Narration in Memoir

Maggie Smith on Playing with Narration in Memoir

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

By Memoir Nation | October 23, 2023

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Eli Grober on The Art of Satire

By Eli Grober | October 20, 2023

Writing Sex in Arabic Literature: Ahmed Naji Narrates His Own Obscenity Trial

By Ahmed Naji | October 19, 2023

Justin Torres on the Tricky Line Between Fiction and Non-Fiction

By The Maris Review | October 19, 2023

How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of the 19th Century Helped Write a Contemporary Novel

How the Lessons of “Lady Doctors” of the 19th Century Helped Write a Contemporary Novel

Ritu Mukerji on the Life of Ann Preston and the Enduring Power of Medical Fiction

By Ritu Mukerji | October 18, 2023

Fear, Friendship, and Finding Your Place: Kristen Simmons and Johnny Compton

Fear, Friendship, and Finding Your Place: Kristen Simmons and Johnny Compton

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S03E06

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 18, 2023

The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

The Past Is Messy and Repeats Itself: The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction

Allison Epstein on the Popularity of World War II Novels, Reform Movements, and Why We Need Historical Stories

By Allison Epstein | October 17, 2023

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Beyond Words: On the Story Within a Single Painting

Christine Coulson Considers Finding Inspiration in Museum Wall Labels

By Christine Coulson | October 17, 2023

George Saunders on Alteration

George Saunders on Alteration

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | October 17, 2023

Nothing is Lost in Translation: On Basque, Spanish, English and the Language of Dreams

Nothing is Lost in Translation: On Basque, Spanish, English and the Language of Dreams

Kirmen Uribe on Life and Literature Between Languages

By Kirmen Uribe | October 16, 2023

Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

"Over time I learned how to stare into that loss, a loss that brought more pain and longing than I’d ever felt, and pull her back through it."

By J. Ryan Stradal | October 16, 2023

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