Imperative: An Argument for Writers' Taking Charge
Akashic publisher Johnny Temple argues the merits of small press publishers.
Department: The Literary Life
Imperative: Chick Lit and the Perversion of a Genre
Mazza recounts the origin of the term and the evolution of the genre.
Poets on Place: Alan Shapiro in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The poet discusses how writing is the place where he feels most at home.
Rediscovering John Gardner: A Moral Writer in Search of His Legacy
An essay on Gardner's rise and fall from literary fame.
Poets on Place: Beth Ann Fennelly in Oxford, Mississippi
Fennelly discusses the southern landscape and its effect on her poetry.
Finding Words For War: One Writer's Journey to Redemption
The author's path to writing a memoir about her life during the World Wars.
On Finally Getting Published: After 20 Years of Rejection
One writer's years-long struggle to get published.
Writing in Your Underwear: And Other Ways to Summon the Muse
On writers' unique rituals.
Poets on Place: Carl Phillips in St. Louis, Missouri
The poet discusses how place or placelessness affects his writing.
Writing in July: Reflections on a Green Dream
Author Rick Bass reflects on his writing life in summer.
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