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Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

Finding Freedom in, and From, Motherhood

By Claire Dederer | April 25, 2023

Jennifer Egan on the Fascinating Interactions Between Technology and Inner Life

Jennifer Egan on the Fascinating Interactions Between Technology and Inner Life

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | April 25, 2023

Writers, Let’s Talk About Money

Writers, Let’s Talk About Money

Rachael Herron Guests on the Write-minded Podcast

By Memoir Nation | April 25, 2023

Courtney Zoffness on Accidentally Writing an Essay Collection 

Courtney Zoffness on Accidentally Writing an Essay Collection 

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | April 25, 2023

Actual writers shocked to learn that “writing can make you healthier.”

Actual writers shocked to learn that “writing can make you healthier.”

By Jonny Diamond | April 24, 2023

The Monstrousness Lurking Inside Motherhood

The Monstrousness Lurking Inside Motherhood

Amanda Parrish Morgan on Claire Dederer, Mary Shelley, Rachel Yoder, and the Warped Self

By Amanda Parrish Morgan | April 24, 2023

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Aleksandar Hemon on Sarajevo, Jerusalem, and the Political Power of “Macaronic” Language

By Keen On | April 24, 2023

Andrew Porter on the Strange Nature of Short Stories Mirroring Each Other

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 24, 2023

Pattiann Rogers on the “Flicker” that Connects All Life in Her Poems

By Leslie Lindsay | April 24, 2023

Joe Milan Jr. on the Connectivity of Failure

Joe Milan Jr. on the Connectivity of Failure

“The thing that binds all writers together is that we fail, a lot, and often.”

By Joe Milan Jr. | April 21, 2023

Do Writers Fetishize Their Tools Too Much... Or Not Enough?

Do Writers Fetishize Their Tools Too Much... Or Not Enough?

Tobias Carroll on Why We Love Our Notebooks (and Our Pens)

By Tobias Carroll | April 21, 2023

Victor Lavalle on the Truth of Family Secrets (Hint: They’re Not That Secret)

Victor Lavalle on the Truth of Family Secrets (Hint: They’re Not That Secret)

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 20, 2023

Why We All Need Dinner Parties in Our Lives

Why We All Need Dinner Parties in Our Lives

Natasha Feldman is a Big Proponent of Friendsday Wednesday

By Natasha Feldman | April 20, 2023

Eileen Myles on Poetry, Meat, and Mourning

Eileen Myles on Poetry, Meat, and Mourning

“The writing the poem part is easy. It’s the rest of the time that’s the problem.”

By Eileen Myles | April 20, 2023

Live from New York: Curtis Sittenfeld on Dating Up, Writing Funny, and How SNL and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Are Alike

Live from New York: Curtis Sittenfeld on Dating Up, Writing Funny, and How SNL and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Are Alike

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 20, 2023

Matthew Zapruder: Revising a Poem is Like Revising Your Life

Matthew Zapruder: Revising a Poem is Like Revising Your Life

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 20, 2023

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