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How the Essay and the Novel Inform and Influence Each Other

How the Essay and the Novel Inform and Influence Each Other

Jane Smiley on the Many Stories of California, True and Fictional

By Jane Smiley | June 6, 2023

It’s Okay to Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Your Writing

It’s Okay to Have a Love/Hate Relationship With Your Writing

Katie Williams Remembers Reading Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” and the Slog of Learning to Be a Writer

By Katie Williams | June 6, 2023

Andre Dubus III Beats Writer’s Block By Asking the Right Questions

Andre Dubus III Beats Writer’s Block By Asking the Right Questions

The Author of Such Kindness Answers the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | June 6, 2023

Nicole Chung on Stories That Must Be Told

Nicole Chung on Stories That Must Be Told

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

By Memoir Nation | June 6, 2023

Siena Sterling on Twisted Plots, Twisted People, and Twisted Writers Like Highsmith and Dostoevsky

Siena Sterling on Twisted Plots, Twisted People, and Twisted Writers Like Highsmith and Dostoevsky

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 6, 2023

Revise, Revise! Anna Badkhen on the Joys of Revision

Revise, Revise! Anna Badkhen on the Joys of Revision

“This is the process I enjoy the most, because I get to learn anew about my story’s potential.”

By Anna Badkhen | June 5, 2023

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“I Tried To Be Witness to Him.” Sebastian Barry on Writing Characters That Have Survived Trauma

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | June 5, 2023

Luis Alberto Urrea on Family Stories and the Work of Witnessing

By Luis Alberto Urrea | June 2, 2023

Logan Steiner on Learning Life Lessons From Anne of Green Gables

By Logan Steiner | June 2, 2023

André Naffis-Sahely on the Power of Time, Temporality, and Memory

André Naffis-Sahely on the Power of Time, Temporality, and Memory

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of High Desert

By Peter Mishler | June 2, 2023

Andrew Krivak on War, Language, Memory, and Why ChatGPT Will Never Understand Beauty

Andrew Krivak on War, Language, Memory, and Why ChatGPT Will Never Understand Beauty

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 2, 2023

Look, Think, Share with Friends: Bea Setton Breaks Down Her Writing Process

Look, Think, Share with Friends: Bea Setton Breaks Down Her Writing Process

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 2, 2023

How Emma Mieko Candon’s Frustration With “Capitalist AI Doomsday Mythology” Inspired Her New Book

How Emma Mieko Candon’s Frustration With “Capitalist AI Doomsday Mythology” Inspired Her New Book

In Conversation with Brenda Noiseux and Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | June 2, 2023

Cancel Club: Jane Roper on Online Shame, Responsibility, and Fame

Cancel Club: Jane Roper on Online Shame, Responsibility, and Fame

Jane Roper in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 1, 2023

The Ethics of Writing Hard Things in Family Memoir

The Ethics of Writing Hard Things in Family Memoir

Kelly McMasters Wonders What is Enough When Revealing Hard Truths

By Kelly McMasters | May 31, 2023

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Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

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