Elias Canetti on Being a Writer in a Tumultuous and Troubling World

Elias Canetti on Being a Writer in a Tumultuous and Troubling World

“The poet is nothing if he does not ceaselessly apply myth to the world around him.”

By Elias Canetti | October 5, 2022

Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

Katherine Rundell on Love and Literature in the Elizabethan Era

By Katherine Rundell | October 5, 2022

Samantha Hunt on What It Means to Believe in Ghosts

Samantha Hunt on What It Means to Believe in Ghosts

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | October 5, 2022

From Ovid to Hawthorne, on the Power and Possibility of Retelling Classic Stories

From Ovid to Hawthorne, on the Power and Possibility of Retelling Classic Stories

“Voices we have not heard take the lead.”

By Laurie Lico Albanese | October 5, 2022

The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies

The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies

This Week from Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | October 5, 2022

How Growing Up in the “Dysfunctional, Small Southern Town” of Washington D.C. Informed A.M. Homes’s New Novel

How Growing Up in the “Dysfunctional, Small Southern Town” of Washington D.C. Informed A.M. Homes’s New Novel

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 5, 2022

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Elizabeth McCracken Traces the Life of a First Edition... Her Own

By Elizabeth McCracken | October 4, 2022

Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan on How a “Magical” Dream Turned Into a Book Project

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2022

Sidelined No More: A Reading List of Fiercely Political Women

Sidelined No More: A Reading List of Fiercely Political Women

Eve Fairbanks Recommends Barbara Tuchman, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ariel Levy, and More

By Eve Fairbanks | October 4, 2022

Luke Geddes on Writing with a Sense of Humor

Luke Geddes on Writing with a Sense of Humor

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

By I'm a Writer But | October 4, 2022

October’s 8 Best </br>SF and Fantasy Books

October’s 8 Best
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Cozy Up With New Releases by Mur Lafferty, H.A. Clarke, Alan Moore, and, Well, More

By Book Marks | October 3, 2022

Jeff Vandermeer on Writing Imaginative Fiction

Jeff Vandermeer on Writing Imaginative Fiction

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

By Memoir Nation | October 3, 2022

Beyond Metafiction: A Reading List of Labyrinthine Realities

Beyond Metafiction: A Reading List of Labyrinthine Realities

Alyssa Quinn Recommends Claude Simon, Yoko Tawada, Lydia Davis, and More

By Alyssa Quinn | October 3, 2022

Katie Runde on Trusting the Reader Will Extrapolate

Katie Runde on Trusting the Reader Will Extrapolate

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 3, 2022

The Cultural Influence of <em>Lady Chatterley’s Lover</em> on Indian Novelist Saikat Majumdar

The Cultural Influence of Lady Chatterley’s Lover on Indian Novelist Saikat Majumdar

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | October 3, 2022

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