Ten Questions for Maud Newton
“I have dogs who get me outside on walks every day, but otherwise I generally feel like I should be writing whenever I’m not.” —Maud Newton, author of Ancestor Trouble
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Where I Found My Writing Community
The author of Country of Origin reflects on finding her people in Austin, Texas.
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Ten Questions for Roger Reeves
“Get out of the way of the writing. Don’t make it precious. Sit down and get to it.” —Roger Reeves, author of Best Barbarian
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Ten Questions for Eloghosa Osunde
“It’s good to know who to trust, I’ve been learning, but also who to doubt.” —Eloghosa Osunde, author of Vagabonds!
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These Walls Won’t Stop Talking
The author of Eleutheria explores how setting can tell a story.
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National Book Foundation Unveils New Science + Literature Program
A collaboration between the National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Science + Literature highlights three books a year that deepen readers’ understanding of science and technology.
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Ten Questions for NoViolet Bulawayo
“I wasn’t ready for how much this novel would demand.” —NoViolet Bulawayo, author of Glory
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If a Tree Falls
The author of Eleutheria looks beyond the construct of man vs. nature.
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Ten Questions for Yanyi
“Then summer came and there was a lightning moment.” —Yanyi, author of Dream of the Divided Field
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The Face in the Whirlpool
The author of Eleutheria considers the literary value of the human instinct to look for faces everywhere.
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Ten Questions for Jane Pek
“What if there was an agency that verified people’s online dating personas?” —Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers
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You Can Never Just Do One Thing
The author of Eleutheria uses ecological principles to guide her writing.
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Small Press Points: Bitter Oleander Press
After a period of transition, the Fayetteville, New York, press will begin a new chapter with a focus on publishing poetry in translation from contemporary writers.
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Puerto Rican Writers in the Spotlight
The inaugural cohort of Letras Boricuas Fellows showcases the vitality and diversity of Puerto Rican literature.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books including Pure Colour by Sheila Heti and Dream of the Divided Field by Yanyi.
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The Lampblack Model
Created in response to social uprisings and the pandemic, Lampblack offers direct aid and community to Black writers and publishes an annual magazine that furthers Black literature.
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All the Secrets of the World
An excerpt from All the Secrets of the World by Steve Almond, who writes in the March/April 2022 issue about the unpublished novels he wrote before this one, all of which were essential to showing him his ultimate job as a writer.
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The Perfectly Balanced Writers Group
The author’s failed attempts to find a writers group eventually lead her to build one of her own that offers the right mix of rigor and support.
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A Former Pollyanna Learns the Value of Critical Feedback
After experiencing a writers group that only delivered praise, the author realizes the value of constructive feedback and offers guidance on how best to give it.
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Reenvisioning the Writers Group
The author suggests writers group options that depart from the typical workshop model, such as freewriting, responding to prompts, and reading together.
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Literary MagNet: Sara Lippmann
The author reflects on magazines that offered homes to stories in her second collection, Jerks: “All the journals I’ve been lucky enough to publish with celebrate nervy writing.”
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The Written Image: Alternative Book Covers
To bring attention to gendered book marketing, designer Christine Rhee reenvisions the covers of classic and contemporary books in her satirical series “Fake Books for Men” and “Fake Books for Women.”
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Q&A: David Treuer of Pantheon
David Treuer, a writer, teacher, and recently appointed editor-at-large at Pantheon, discusses his focus on publishing emerging Indigenous writers and the possibilities of his new role.
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Confessions of a Failed Novelist: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try, Try, Try, and Try Again
The best-selling nonfiction author describes the craft lessons he drew from the false starts that paved the way for his debut novel, All the Secrets of the World.
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A Practical Guide to Starting a Group of Your Own
The novelist and teacher offers advice on starting a writers group where your creative work can thrive.
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