Lessons of a self-published writer: independent bookstores are good, Amazon not so much.

Lessons of a self-published writer: independent bookstores are good, Amazon not so much.

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Remember when Jonathan Franzen was on <em>Jeopardy!</em>?

Remember when Jonathan Franzen was on Jeopardy!?

By Emily Temple | June 23, 2021

The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing

The Imitation of Consciousness: On the Present and Future of Natural Language Processing

Stephen Marche Considers AI, Machine Learning, and “the Labyrinth of Another’s Being”

By Stephen Marche | June 23, 2021

Jenny Lawson on Mental Health, Writer’s Block, and Her Unofficial Role as Den Mother of Misfits

Jenny Lawson on Mental Health, Writer’s Block, and Her Unofficial Role as Den Mother of Misfits

The Author of Broken in Conversation With John Scalzi

By John Scalzi | June 23, 2021

Sports Are Sad: On Winning and Losing (i.e. Living and Dying)

Sports Are Sad: On Winning and Losing (i.e. Living and Dying)

Emily Thomas Mani on Grief and Ephemerality

By Emily Thomas Mani | June 23, 2021

Healthcare Has a Race—and Gender—Problem

Healthcare Has a Race—and Gender—Problem

Elinor Cleghorn on the Struggle for Black Women to Be Heard

By Elinor Cleghorn | June 23, 2021

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Kristen Arnett on the Loneliness of Queer Parenting in Red States

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Brontë enthusiasts have banded together to stop Sotheby’s from auctioning off rare manuscripts.

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Hilary Mantel has won the Walter Scott Prize . . . again.

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You should be listening to John Murry, the moody musician who just happens to be Faulkner's cousin.

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“I could become a writer, or I could die really young.” Octavia Butler on <em>Charlie Rose</em>.

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This is Octavia Butler's best writing advice.

This is Octavia Butler's best writing advice.

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What a 13th-Century Medieval Text Can Teach Us About Queerness and Gender

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Alex Myers on the Inspiration for His Debut Novel

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