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WATCH: Poet Eric Gansworth in Conversation with Painter Andrea Carlson and Writer Heid Erdrich

WATCH: Poet Eric Gansworth in Conversation with Painter Andrea Carlson and Writer Heid Erdrich

Talking About the Fine Art of Procrastination

By Twenty Summers | October 6, 2020

This year's MacArthur fellows include six literary writers.

This year's MacArthur fellows include six literary writers.

By Corinne Segal | October 6, 2020

The staff of <em>The New Yorker</em> is celebrating a well-earned union victory.

The staff of The New Yorker is celebrating a well-earned union victory.

By Aaron Robertson | October 6, 2020

Here are the finalists for the 2020 National Book Awards.

Here are the finalists for the 2020 National Book Awards.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 6, 2020

Ramona Quimby and the Art of Writing From a Kid's Mind

Ramona Quimby and the Art of Writing From a Kid's Mind

Annie Barrows on How Children Discover the World

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The Secret History of

The Secret History of "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board"

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Good news break: a new journal, <em>Air/Light</em>, has launched.

Good news break: a new journal, Air/Light, has launched.

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Ethan Hawke's new (autobiographical) novel is full of rage and sex and longing and despair.

Ethan Hawke's new (autobiographical) novel is full of rage and sex and longing and despair.

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