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Darryl Pinckney on Working for the <em>New York Review of Books</em> and Navigating New York City’s Literary Scene as a Young Black Writer

Darryl Pinckney on Working for the New York Review of Books and Navigating New York City’s Literary Scene as a Young Black Writer

“Bob and Barbara are dinosaurs and we’re these mammals running around afraid of getting squashed.”

By Darryl Pinckney | October 26, 2022

How My Novel Disappeared—And Why it Came Back

How My Novel Disappeared—And Why it Came Back

Lucy Ferriss on the “Strange Miracle” That Brought Back Her Story

By Lucy Ferriss | October 26, 2022

Seeking a New Story: On Sobriety and the Stories We Tell About Ourselves

Seeking a New Story: On Sobriety and the Stories We Tell About Ourselves

Sara Martin Considers the Sobriety Narrative and the Pitfalls of Fixed Identities

By Sara Martin | October 25, 2022

Andrew Bomback on Starting with Memoir and Ending with Cultural History

Andrew Bomback on Starting with Memoir and Ending with Cultural History

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | October 25, 2022

Sweet Yet Sinister: How the Stroller Embodies Parental Hopes and Fears

Sweet Yet Sinister: How the Stroller Embodies Parental Hopes and Fears

Amanda Parrish Morgan on Maternal Idealization and Inadequacy

By Amanda Parrish Morgan | October 24, 2022

A Dreamer of Worlds: Anna Badkhen Explores Ethiopa (and the Etymologies of Maps)

A Dreamer of Worlds: Anna Badkhen Explores Ethiopa (and the Etymologies of Maps)

“What each map always implies is the observer, you.”

By Anna Badkhen | October 24, 2022

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By Keen On | October 24, 2022

The Grief of Publishing a Book Without the Parent Who Inspired You

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Harold R. Johnson on How We Tell Our Own Stories

By Harold R. Johnson | October 24, 2022

Mary Karr on Navigating Memory While Writing Memoir

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“A single image can split open the hard seed of the past.”

By Mary Karr | October 21, 2022

The Me in the Screen: Steffan Triplett on Doppelgängers and Doubles, in Horror and Queer Life

The Me in the Screen: Steffan Triplett on Doppelgängers and Doubles, in Horror and Queer Life

“A queer person is used to keeping secrets, telling lies, sectioning off parts of themselves.”

By Steffan Triplett | October 21, 2022

“I Was a Seventeen-Year-Old Pornographer.” Steven Heller on His Stint as Art Director of the Underground

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“Art direction was a mighty dangerous job.”

By Steven Heller | October 21, 2022

Playing with Fear: How Oracle Cards Taught Me To Ask More Honest Questions

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On Writing and Sweating: How a Boutique Fitness Class Fueled My Novel

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Sheila Yasmin Marikar on Body by Simone and the Promise of Transformation

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How Dick Gregory Learned to Subvert Racist Audiences

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