The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections
An introduction to three new anthologies, including What My Father and I Don’t Talk About: Sixteen Writers Break the Silence and Sing the Truth: The Kweli Journal Short Story Collection.
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Hopeless Hope: A Conversation With Madeleine Thien
In The Book of Records, Madeleine Thien takes on political, historical, and philosophical issues in the wake of catastrophe while offering a portrait of a life that holds hope amid seemingly hopeless circumstances.
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Threads, Thrumming: A Profile of Kevin Wilson
In his fifth novel, Run for the Hills, Kevin Wilson returns to a theme that flows through much of his work: the threads that connect us to other people, even if we’ve never met them before.
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Ten Questions for Julia Elliott
“The short story form offers me a way to indulge my obsessions and experiment with various genres and narrative modes.” —Julia Elliott, author of Hellions
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On Trauma and Taking Good Care
Author Jehanne Dubrow recommends rituals to help protect yourself when writing about trauma.
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Ten Questions for Keetje Kuipers
“I’m a firm believer these days in discomfort on the page, whether it’s sonic, tonal, metaphorical, or imagistic.” —Keetje Kuipers, author of Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
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On Trauma and Knowing When You’re Ready to Write
Jehanne Dubrow offers advice to writers wondering whether they are ready to process traumatic experience on the page.
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A Writer’s Home, a Writer’s Voice: Finding Inspiration in Literary Pilgrimages
Wherever you are on your personal journey as a writer, a stop at the home of a literary hero can be a revelation, inspiring and invigorating your writing in ways you might not expect.
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Ten Questions for Arthur Sze
“Write one poem at a time and resist knowing where you are going.” —Arthur Sze, author of Into the Hush
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Next-Level Diversity: Beyond Faces and Names
The author of Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird (Norton, 2025) encourages writers to consider a deeper definition of diversity and embrace alternative storytelling styles and structures.
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