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What makes a good villain? 15 writers weigh in.

What makes a good villain? 15 writers weigh in.

By James Folta | March 6, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>The Bear</em> by Andrew Krivak

A Small Press Book We Love:
The Bear by Andrew Krivak

By Jonny Diamond | March 6, 2025

Margaret Atwood on Victoria Amelina, Who Recorded the Lives of Ukrainian Women Under War

Margaret Atwood on Victoria Amelina, Who Recorded the Lives of Ukrainian Women Under War

Remembering an Award-Winning Writer Who Sacrificed Her Life For Justice

By Margaret Atwood | March 6, 2025

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Rereading “The Hampdenshire Wonder”

By Ted Chiang | March 6, 2025

You Cannot Go to Your Country: Victoria Amelina on the Start of War in Ukraine

You Cannot Go to Your Country: Victoria Amelina on the Start of War in Ukraine

From Her Unfinished Book, “Looking at Women Looking at War”

By Victoria Amelina | March 6, 2025

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

Spencer Reece Considers the Life and Work of Jaime Gil de Biedma

By Spencer Reece | March 6, 2025

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Unweaving the Web: On Creating Your Own Narrative of Illness and Health

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Dennis Lehane: Confessions of a Novelist Turned TV Showrunner

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | March 6, 2025

An Indiana bill is threatening Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

An Indiana bill is threatening Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

But America's sweetheart is prepared to fight and scratch.

By Brittany Allen | March 5, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>The President's Room</em> by Ricardo Romero

A Small Press Book We Love:
The President's Room by Ricardo Romero

By Drew Broussard | March 5, 2025

A War Zone Pediatrician on What Comes After the Horrors of a Gaza Emergency Room

A War Zone Pediatrician on What Comes After the Horrors of a Gaza Emergency Room

Dr. Seema Jilani Reckons with the Hypocrisy of Western Liberal Institutions

By Seema Jilani | March 5, 2025

How Loneliness and Companionship Can Impact a Writer’s Creative Life

How Loneliness and Companionship Can Impact a Writer’s Creative Life

Emily Hodgson Anderson: “What I realized in retrospect was how this personal trajectory... is one I live through, in microcosm, every time I write.”

By Emily Hodgson Anderson | March 5, 2025

Dear Jimi Hendrix: A Letter, in Gratitude, From Jeffery Renard Allen

Dear Jimi Hendrix: A Letter, in Gratitude, From Jeffery Renard Allen

“Know that I carry you everywhere, that you more than anyone on this planet have shaped me as a writer.”

By Jeffery Renard Allen | March 5, 2025

The Cords That Bind: On the Elusiveness of Solitude in Motherhood

The Cords That Bind: On the Elusiveness of Solitude in Motherhood

Nicole Graev Lipson Reflects on Thoreau, the Self, and the Frenzy of Parenting

By Nicole Graev Lipson | March 5, 2025

How the San Francisco Rare Book Fair Became a Refuge from the LA Wildfires

How the San Francisco Rare Book Fair Became a Refuge from the LA Wildfires

Julie Zigoris on the Resilience of Booksellers

By Julie Zigoris | March 5, 2025

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