On Heartbreak, Absence, and Falling in Love with <em>The Great Gatsby</em>

On Heartbreak, Absence, and Falling in Love with The Great Gatsby

David Stuart MacLean Charts the Path to His Gatsby-Inspired Novel

By David Stuart MacLean | January 21, 2021

André Aciman: On Yearning for the Not-Yet and What Could Have Been

André Aciman: On Yearning for the Not-Yet and What Could Have Been

"The irrealis mood disrupts all verbal tenses, moods, and aspects."

By André Aciman | January 21, 2021

I Watched a Baby Being Born So I Could Write My Book

I Watched a Baby Being Born So I Could Write My Book

Janice P. Nimura on Her Research Process for The Doctors Blackwell

By Janice P. Nimura | January 20, 2021

Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

Emily Rapp Black Considers a Ubiquitous—and Inexact—Description

By Emily Rapp Black | January 20, 2021

Writing Through the Silences of a Lost Family History

Writing Through the Silences of a Lost Family History

Jonathan Lichtenstein on Unearthing the WWII Past of His Father

By Jonathan Lichtenstein | January 20, 2021

Remembering Deborah Orr with a Reading of Her Memoir, <em>Motherwell</em>

Remembering Deborah Orr with a Reading of Her Memoir, Motherwell

From Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | January 20, 2021

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Conflagration and Catastrophe: On Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Doom of COVID-19

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Trying to Teach English Literature in the Wake of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

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How Honest is Too Honest? 6 Books That Straddle That Line

How Honest is Too Honest? 6 Books That Straddle That Line

Michael Leviton Recommends Richard Wright,
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By Michael Leviton | January 15, 2021

In Favor of Speed:<br> Write Fast, Fix Later

In Favor of Speed:
Write Fast, Fix Later

Mateo Askaripour Offers a Method of Getting the Work Done

By Mateo Askaripour | January 14, 2021

On Putting the Most Vulnerable Parts of Yourself on the Page

On Putting the Most Vulnerable Parts of Yourself on the Page

Justine Cowan Considers the Anxieties of Publishing a Memoir

By Justine Cowan | January 14, 2021

Trouble for Your Thoughts: On Reported Creative Nonfiction

Trouble for Your Thoughts: On Reported Creative Nonfiction

Kenneth R. Rosen Recommends Nine Books To Better Understand Our Place in the World

By Kenneth R. Rosen | January 13, 2021

On Discovering Zimbabwean Literature as a Zimbabwean Writer

On Discovering Zimbabwean Literature as a Zimbabwean Writer

Siphiwe Ndlovu Charts the Path to Her Debut Novel

By Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | January 13, 2021

On Navigating the Intricacies of Race and the Violence of Antiblackness in America

On Navigating the Intricacies of Race and the Violence of Antiblackness in America

Nadia Owusu Reflects on Her Years in America as a Young Adult

By Nadia Owusu | January 12, 2021

Am I Argentine? On Identity, Tradition and Finding Ties to One's Homeland

Am I Argentine? On Identity, Tradition and Finding Ties to One's Homeland

Daniel Loedel Charts the Origins of His Debut Novel

By Daniel Loedel | January 12, 2021

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