What's Unreal is Real: Alicia Elliott on the Tired Trope of Madness in Fiction

What's Unreal is Real: Alicia Elliott on the Tired Trope of Madness in Fiction

"There is a cheapness to this sort of revelation."

By Alicia Elliott | September 18, 2023

The Many Lessons from James Baldwin's <em>Another Country</em>

The Many Lessons from James Baldwin's Another Country

Carole Burns Rediscovers a Masterclass in Craft

By Carole Burns | September 18, 2023

James Shapiro on Shakespeare and America

James Shapiro on Shakespeare and America

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 18, 2023

James McBride on Going on Faith

James McBride on Going on Faith

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 18, 2023

Ghassan Zeineddine on What Short Stories Do That Novels Can’t

Ghassan Zeineddine on What Short Stories Do That Novels Can’t

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

By Memoir Nation | September 18, 2023

Kathleen Rooney on Writing Architecturally

Kathleen Rooney on Writing Architecturally

"In fiction, architecture can reveal that which might otherwise remain unreveal-able."

By Kathleen Rooney | September 15, 2023

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Juan Cárdenas Considers the Possibilities of Closed Spaces

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Naomi Klein on Running Towards the Burning Building

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Learning to Write About Pets When You Aren't An Animal Person

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Lang Leav on Fiction and Authenticity

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Maaheen Ahmed on the Dynamism of Comics

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Jimin Han on Unconventional Points of View

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