At the Heart of My Novel Was The Story I Could Never Write

At the Heart of My Novel Was The Story I Could Never Write

Daisy Florin Finds the Inciting Incident in a Sexual Encounter She Didn't Have a Word For

By Daisy Alpert Florin | May 19, 2023

How Screenwriting Can Help You Write Stronger Fiction

How Screenwriting Can Help You Write Stronger Fiction

Crystal Smith Paul Offers Craft Advice that Spans the Spectum of Genre

By Crystal Smith Paul | May 19, 2023

Hong Kong neck-and-neck with Florida in bookbanning competition.

Hong Kong neck-and-neck with Florida in bookbanning competition.

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2023

We finally have a trailer for <em>Killers of the Flower Moon</em>.

We finally have a trailer for Killers of the Flower Moon.

By Dan Sheehan | May 18, 2023

Neil Gaiman put his pencil down to support the WGA strike.

Neil Gaiman put his pencil down to support the WGA strike.

By Janet Manley | May 18, 2023

One great short story to read today: </br>ZZ Packer's

One great short story to read today:
ZZ Packer's "Brownies."

By Emily Temple | May 18, 2023

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The Person Who Wrote It Is Eating Ramen: Samantha Irby on Writing for TV

By The Maris Review | May 18, 2023

Why a Small-Town Record Store in Rural Pennsylvania Was My First Library

By Jolene McIlwain | May 18, 2023

Looking Back at Earth From the Vantage of the Mars Space-Race

By Matthew Shindell | May 18, 2023

“A Solid, Blue-Black World.” What William Beebe Found at the Bottom of the Ocean

“A Solid, Blue-Black World.” What William Beebe Found at the Bottom of the Ocean

Brad Fox on the History of Deep Sea Exploration

By Brad Fox | May 18, 2023

Murakami Bingo: Is Animation the Ideal Form for Adapting the “Undadaptable” Author?

Murakami Bingo: Is Animation the Ideal Form for Adapting the “Undadaptable” Author?

A Survey of Murakami Reimaginings, from Burning to Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

By Ryan Bedsaul | May 18, 2023

The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Got Pranked So Hard He Claimed Fairies Exist

Katie Spalding Regrets To Inform You That The Sherlock Author Made an Elementary Mistake

By Katie Spalding | May 18, 2023

Ty Burr on Why Hitchcock’s <em>Vertigo</em> Still Matters

Ty Burr on Why Hitchcock’s Vertigo Still Matters

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 18, 2023

The Stakes of the Writers’ Strike: Benjamin Percy on the WGA Walkout, Streaming, and the Survival of Screenwriting

The Stakes of the Writers’ Strike: Benjamin Percy on the WGA Walkout, Streaming, and the Survival of Screenwriting

in Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 18, 2023

Revisiting Some Tiny Beautiful Things with Cheryl Strayed

Revisiting Some Tiny Beautiful Things with Cheryl Strayed

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | May 18, 2023

One great short story to read today: Grace Paley's

One great short story to read today: Grace Paley's "A Conversation with My Father."

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2023

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