A Student Remembers: Saying Good-Bye to Peter Matthiessen
Novelist Elizabeth Kostova pays tribute to her longtime writing mentor, the late National Book Award–winning author Peter Matthiessen.
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Neil Gaiman's Norse mythology; breaking taboos and loving the characters we fear; twelve essential American books; and other news.
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Superpowered Storytelling
An author, essayist, and DC Comics writer shares what he’s learned from writing comics, and how the process has shaped his narrative voice.
The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Explore your parental relationships, gain unexpected access to somebody else’s data, and assess the qualities of a favorite celebrity—three prompts to ignite the creative process.
Following the Mysteries: An Interview With Jhumpa Lahiri
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri talks with translator Ann Goldstein about her decision to write her new book, In Other Words, in Italian; the search for freedom and happiness; and the mysteries of creativity, art, and life.
The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Explore the emotions of color, shout your strongest feelings, and write for a vending machine—three prompts to ignite the creative process.
Snowstorm Books, Wallace Stegner Novel Adaptation, and More
The endurance of bad similes; Joyce Carol Oates interviewed; former New Republic editor launching new journal with Steve Jobs’s widow; and other news.
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Mermaids and Matryoshkas: The Secret Life of a Poetic Sequence
A poet and author talks with five published and noteworthy poets about craft and creative process, and what they do when the going gets tough.
The Time Is Now
Invent new words, change your perceptions, or get mistaken for strangers--three exercises to flex your creative muscles.