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Mihret Sibhat on the Stories Our Names Tell

Mihret Sibhat on the Stories Our Names Tell

"When writing, I am reminded that understanding is the path to transformation for all."

By Mihret Sibhat | July 26, 2023

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

“The last and arguably the most successful of the editor-publishers.”

By Jonathan Galassi | July 25, 2023

The Burden of Truth: Fictionalizing My Father’s Years at a Federal Leprosy Treatment Center

The Burden of Truth: Fictionalizing My Father’s Years at a Federal Leprosy Treatment Center

Wendy Chin-Tanner on the Dual Gaze Required to Write a Novel Inspired by True Events

By Wendy Chin-Tanner | July 25, 2023

Wang Xiaobo on the Limitless Mind of Italo Calvino

Wang Xiaobo on the Limitless Mind of Italo Calvino

“Literature has infinite potential. What could be wrong with that?”

By Wang Xiaobo | July 25, 2023

On Patricia Highsmith and the Horror—and Revelation—of Obsession

On Patricia Highsmith and the Horror—and Revelation—of Obsession

Hannah Meyer Considers the Power of Destructive Desire
in Fiction and Life

By Hannah Meyer | July 24, 2023

Haunted by the Question: What It Means To “Become” a Writer

Haunted by the Question: What It Means To “Become” a Writer

Efrén Ordóñez Garza on Writing as Practice, Lifestyle, and Identity

By Efrén Ordóñez Garza | July 24, 2023

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Errol Flynn and Harvey Weinstein: Writing About Past Hollywood Abuses in the Midst of #MeToo

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Lindsay Lynch on Writing Historical Fiction to Understand the Present

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Rory Green on Her Mother, International Bestselling Novelist Jackie Collins

Rory Green on Her Mother, International Bestselling Novelist Jackie Collins

“Amidst all the heady swirl of success, she kept her feet on the ground and made certain ours were also.”

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How Famous Writers Mourned the Death of Their Beloved Pets

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Sara Bader on What It Means to Lose a Loved One

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Ali Bryan on Finding Community, Authenticity, and Acceptance in a Small Town

Ali Bryan on Finding Community, Authenticity, and Acceptance in a Small Town

“Empathy, after all, comes from paying attention. It’s seeing someone exactly as they are and accepting them.”

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Creating Safe Spaces: On Writing Queer Romance

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