What Happens When I Don’t Understand My Own Novel?

What Happens When I Don’t Understand My Own Novel?

Bonnie Friedman on Taking Clues From Your Own Manuscript

By Bonnie Friedman | December 13, 2021

“The Wines Tasted Alive.” Visiting an Icon of Natural Winemaking in Slovenia

“The Wines Tasted Alive.” Visiting an Icon of Natural Winemaking in Slovenia

Rachel Signer on an Afternoon with Saša Radikon

By Rachel Signer | December 13, 2021

On Telling the Story of Injustice Through Memoir

On Telling the Story of Injustice Through Memoir

Michelle Bowdler and Kenny Fries in Conversation

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2021

The New Outliers: How Creative Nonfiction Became a Legitimate, Serious Genre

The New Outliers: How Creative Nonfiction Became a Legitimate, Serious Genre

Lee Gutkind on the Birth and Surprising History of a Different Type of Narrative Form

By Lee Gutkind | December 13, 2021

On the Fleeting Wonder of Youth and the Surreal Permanence of Motherhood

On the Fleeting Wonder of Youth and the Surreal Permanence of Motherhood

Mira Ptacin Reflects on the Vulnerabilities of New Parenthood

By Mira Ptacin | December 9, 2021

Sonia Manzano on Finding Her Way to <em>Sesame Street</em>

Sonia Manzano on Finding Her Way to Sesame Street

”It exalted me, and others like me, to be on the show.”

By Sonia Manzano | December 8, 2021

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Eulogy for a Visionary: On the Grim Narrative Introspection of Charles Bowden

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Leath Tonino Considers His Brief Correspondence with the Author of Murder City

By Leath Tonino | December 3, 2021

Emma Straub on Opening Her Bookstore, Books Are Magic

Emma Straub on Opening Her Bookstore, Books Are Magic

The Novelist and Bookseller Looks Back at a Transformative Experience

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The Ironic Twist of Age: What It’s Like to Keep Writing at 91

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Hilma Wolitzer on Finding Creative Drive Later in Life

By Hilma Wolitzer | December 2, 2021

How Watching British Reality TV Helped Me Finish My Novel

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Kirthana Ramisetti on Adapting to a New Set of Working Conditions in the Pandemic

By Kirthana Ramisetti | December 1, 2021

Shocked Into Dreaming: Why Puppets Inspire My Creativity and Spark My Curiosity

Shocked Into Dreaming: Why Puppets Inspire My Creativity and Spark My Curiosity

Liz Weiss on Finding Unexpected Forms of Escape

By Elizabeth Weiss | December 1, 2021

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

James Hannaham on Uncensored Reading, Salacious Novels, and Marginalized Authors

By James Hannaham | November 30, 2021

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