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Against the Muse Myth: On Motherhood and the Writing Life

Against the Muse Myth: On Motherhood and the Writing Life

Molly Spencer Finds Time to Write in all the Smallest Spaces

By Molly Spencer | October 22, 2020

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

Megan Marshall Remembers Scott Harney

By Megan Marshall | October 21, 2020

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

Kanako Nishi: "Morrison neither consoled me as a victim, nor condemned me as the perpetrator."

By Kanako Nishi | October 20, 2020

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

The Diaries of "Emilio Renzi" Reveal the Digressions of Daily Life

By Ricardo Piglia | October 19, 2020

The Soul-Excavating Work of Louise Glück

The Soul-Excavating Work of Louise Glück

On the Poetry "More Intimate than Any Living Friend"

By Maureen N. McLane | October 16, 2020

A Letter From Dorothy Gallagher to Her Late Husband Ben Sonnenberg

A Letter From Dorothy Gallagher to Her Late Husband Ben Sonnenberg

"I’ve grown used to silence, I live without voices or footfalls."

By Dorothy Gallagher | October 15, 2020

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Mariana Enriquez: On a French Love Affair and a Man Lost to Time

Mariana Enriquez: On a French Love Affair and a Man Lost to Time

"I was never naked with anyone so beautiful."

By Mariana Enriquez | October 13, 2020

<em>Wicked</em> Wouldn't Have Been What It Is If I Hadn't Written the Novel by Hand

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Gregory Maguire on the "Word-Pictures" Revealed By Longhand

By Gregory Maguire | October 13, 2020

Stephanie Danler Reads (a Second!) Excerpt from Her Memoir, <em>Stray</em>

Stephanie Danler Reads (a Second!) Excerpt from Her Memoir, Stray

From Our Radio Theater Podcast, Storybound

By Storybound | October 13, 2020

The National Frontman Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy on Creativity and Collaboration

The National Frontman Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy on Creativity and Collaboration

What is the Point of Staying Creative in 2020?

By Matt Berninger and Brandon Stosuy | October 9, 2020

Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice

Personal Space: Maggie Smith on Her Shift in Artistic Practice

The Author of Keep Moving Talks to Sari Botton

By The Virtual Book Channel | October 9, 2020

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