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On the Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books

On the Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books

"I don’t get rid of them, per se; rather, I set them afloat, in search of new homes."

By Lewis Buzbee | August 16, 2023

Reading—and Writing—Like an Asian American

Reading—and Writing—Like an Asian American

David Shih on Finding His Way to Asian American Stories

By David Shih | August 15, 2023

My Mother's Clocks: On Losing Time with Dementia

My Mother's Clocks: On Losing Time with Dementia

Jennifer C. Nash on Remembering Someone Who Can No Longer Consistently Remember You

By Jennifer C. Nash | August 14, 2023

How Systemic Barriers Keep the Formerly Incarcerated From Rebuilding Their Lives

How Systemic Barriers Keep the Formerly Incarcerated From Rebuilding Their Lives

Lara Love Hardin on Reaching Her True Potential After Prison—And Helping Others Do The Same

By Lara Love Hardin | August 14, 2023

The Other Side of Money: On the Stories We Tell about Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

The Other Side of Money: On the Stories We Tell about Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

Bette Adriaanse Considers Capitalism, Art, and How Change Happens

By Bette Adriaanse | August 14, 2023

School Librarian Memoirs May Just Be the Next Big Thing

School Librarian Memoirs May Just Be the Next Big Thing

Jess DeCourcy Hinds on Book Bans Across the Nation, Educators' Fights Against Threats, and the Future of Library Access

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | August 11, 2023

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Christine Baranski and Jesse Green on Narrating the Life of Mary Rodgers

By Behind the Mic | August 11, 2023

When Writing a Novel Bridges a Gap Between Mother and Daughter

By Tomi Obaro | August 9, 2023

Writing Characters in a World After the Repeal of Roe v. Wade

By Ashley Wurzbacher | August 9, 2023

Julie Otsuka on Writing From and Into Memories

Julie Otsuka on Writing From and Into Memories

"These boxes were my inheritance, the stuff out of which my novels are made."

By Julie Otsuka | August 8, 2023

"Writing happens when it happens": On Balancing Motherhood and Being an Author

Prudence Peiffer on Art and Life

By Prudence Peiffer | August 7, 2023

<em>Black Boy</em> and Me: How Richard Wright Inspired Omer Aziz

Black Boy and Me: How Richard Wright Inspired Omer Aziz

"I will always look in my rearview reverentially, owing something deep in my heart to Richard."

By Omer Aziz | August 7, 2023

On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

On Being a Writer and a Mother to Children Who Don't Love to Read

Aimie K. Runyan on Instilling a Lifelong Love of Reading In Her Children... on Their Terms

By Aimie K. Runyan | August 4, 2023

Campbell McGrath on Reading Poetry Aloud

Campbell McGrath on Reading Poetry Aloud

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | August 4, 2023

Julie Schumacher on Thirty Years of Correspondence With Her Late Friend, Melissa Bank

Julie Schumacher on Thirty Years of Correspondence With Her Late Friend, Melissa Bank

"If I were writing to her now, which I suppose I am, I would tell her that I will remember her."

By Julie Schumacher | August 2, 2023

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Writing a Novel to Encounter Other Versions of Myself

Rebecca Sacks on Imagining the Roads Her Life Might Have Taken

By Bee Sacks | August 1, 2023

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