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Why We Prefer Our War Stories Simple

Why We Prefer Our War Stories Simple

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | March 11, 2021

Here's the longlist for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Here's the longlist for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

By Rasheeda Saka | March 10, 2021

Toni Morrison's <em>Song of Solomon</em> is coming to TV.

Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon is coming to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | March 10, 2021

Journalists are being prosecuted for covering the Black Lives Matter protests.

Journalists are being prosecuted for covering the Black Lives Matter protests.

By Walker Caplan | March 10, 2021

Did you know the <em>Legend of Zelda</em> heroine was named after Zelda Fitzgerald?

Did you know the Legend of Zelda heroine was named after Zelda Fitzgerald?

By Katie Yee | March 10, 2021

Apparently John Steinbeck once wrote a horror story about a boy being chewed by his own gum.

Apparently John Steinbeck once wrote a horror story about a boy being chewed by his own gum.

By Walker Caplan | March 10, 2021

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By Rasheeda Saka | March 10, 2021

If writing's got you down, remember that James Patterson's first book was rejected 31 times.

By Jessie Gaynor | March 10, 2021

Deesha Philyaw has won the 2020 Story Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | March 10, 2021

Everything you probably don't want to know about Mumford & Sons, Jordan Peterson, and Andy Ngo.

Everything you probably don't want to know about Mumford & Sons, Jordan Peterson, and Andy Ngo.

By Jonny Diamond | March 10, 2021

Nineteen Ways of Looking at <br>Marilynne Robinson

Nineteen Ways of Looking at
Marilynne Robinson

Kevin Brockmeier on the Literary Prowess (and Workshop Advice) of an American Icon

By Kevin Brockmeier | March 10, 2021

When Philip Roth Switched Publishers, Drama Ensued

When Philip Roth Switched Publishers, Drama Ensued

Ira Nadel Dishes on Life in the Literary 70s

By Ira Nadel | March 10, 2021

Lauren Groff on the Subtle, Poetic Voice of Shirley Hazzard

Lauren Groff on the Subtle, Poetic Voice of Shirley Hazzard

The Transit of Venus “Returns Quietly to the Mind”

By Lauren Groff | March 10, 2021

How Kurt Wolff Transformed Pantheon into a 20th-Century Publishing Powerhouse

How Kurt Wolff Transformed Pantheon into a 20th-Century Publishing Powerhouse

Alexander Wolff on the Life and Career of His Celebrated Grandfather

By Alexander Wolff | March 10, 2021

Reckoning with Sentiment (and Writing the Unsaid) in a Novel About Motherhood

Reckoning with Sentiment (and Writing the Unsaid) in a Novel About Motherhood

Lynn Steger Strong in Conversation with Jessica Winter

By Lynn Steger Strong | March 10, 2021

Is Data the Western World’s New Religion?

Is Data the Western World’s New Religion?

Tim Harford in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 10, 2021

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