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Inspired by traditional and contemporary quilt patterns, artist Larry Clifford crafts each of his BiblioQuilts from hardcover books rescued from libraries, basements, and attics.

After years spent on frustrating, time-consuming drafts, creating visual models helped one writer to assess the current state of a manuscript, estimate a completion date, and build confidence.

“I treat my life as fodder for literature, so I consider living it (surviving it) as part of writing.” —Ismet Prcic, author of Unspeakable Home

“That I’ve never expected this work to be fast or easy is a priceless gift, my saving grace.” —Bret Anthony Johnston, author of We Burn Daylight

“I wanted to write a book that had the potential to both delight and terrify Philip Roth.” —Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, author of Catalina

The author of Anyone’s Ghost contemplates the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and how it has influenced his writing life.

Twenty years after its initial publication, Claudia Rankine’s groundbreaking Don’t Let Me Be Lonely has been reissued with a new preface written by the author. 

The author of Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts From a Dakota Garden considers the importance of paying careful attention in writing.

The author of Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts From a Dakota Garden reflects on how a practice of free-writing can help writers uncover hidden truths.