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The Character-Revealing Power of Having a Play Within a Novel

The Character-Revealing Power of Having a Play Within a Novel

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith Explores Metadrama, Defying Genre, and the Performances We Do On and Off the Page

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | May 16, 2023

Samantha Irby Shares Two Secrets About How She Does What She Does

Samantha Irby Shares Two Secrets About How She Does What She Does

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 16, 2023

“I Didn’t Want to Hear the Word Poetry.” Rupi Kaur on Life After <em>milk & honey</em>

“I Didn’t Want to Hear the Word Poetry.” Rupi Kaur on Life After milk & honey

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 16, 2023

Matthew Binder on Making Sense of an Absurd World

Matthew Binder on Making Sense of an Absurd World

D. Foy Talks to the Author of Pure Cosmos Club

By D. Foy | May 16, 2023

Charif Shanahan: The Mystery Is the Clarity

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Don’t Boss It Around: Abigail Thomas on Writer's Block, Confronting Fear, and the Joys of Aging

By Mira Ptacin | May 15, 2023

Like a Magic Trick: Tim Mohr on Being the Translator and Being Translated

By Tim Mohr | May 15, 2023

Telling the Same Story Differently: Terry McDonell on Writing About His Mother, Irma

By Keen On | May 15, 2023

How To Write About Your Mother

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By Terry McDonell | May 12, 2023

John Wray on the One Book That Has Helped Him Become a Better Writer

John Wray on the One Book That Has Helped Him Become a Better Writer

“I’m talking about an unassuming trade paperback, published a few decades back, with a deceptively un-sexy title.”

By John Wray | May 12, 2023

Garth Risk Hallberg Goes Behind the Scenes of the <em>City on Fire</em> Adaptation

Garth Risk Hallberg Goes Behind the Scenes of the City on Fire Adaptation

”The interior was so fully realized and so maximized for pothead goofing off that I didn’t want to leave.”

By Garth Risk Hallberg | May 11, 2023

Stephen Marche Explains Why Technologies Like ChatGPT Will Make Creators More Valuable Than Ever

Stephen Marche Explains Why Technologies Like ChatGPT Will Make Creators More Valuable Than Ever

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Isabella Hammad on Finding Inspiration in <em>Hamlet</em>

Isabella Hammad on Finding Inspiration in Hamlet

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | May 11, 2023

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The East Palestine Train Derailment and Your Health: Kerri Arsenault on the Pervasive and Ongoing Risks of Dioxin

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