Cultivate Suspense: Lessons From Thrillers
The author of Winter Counts offers a masterclass in building suspense, whether your character is planning a heist or planting a garden.
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Inspiration From Across the Literary Landscape
Five acclaimed writers traverse the literary landscape, gleaning lessons from diverse genres of writing and bringing them back to bear on any work.
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Three-Day Writing Detox: Tips for Starting the New Year With Confidence
A poet recommends a three-day program to examine your writing, where you write, what you write with, and what your goals are as a way to refresh your spirit and energize your writing practice.
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The Written Image: Ediciones Vigía
Based in Matanzas, Cuba, Ediciones Vigía has transformed over forty years from an informal gathering of creatives into an inventive artisan book press and publishing workshop.
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Writers’ History Lessons
The Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project enlisted writers to tell a nation’s stories. Now the People’s Recorder podcast explores the history of the project and its continued relevance.
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Literary Arts Thrives in Portland
In spite of the pandemic and other challenges, executive director Andrew Proctor has steered Literary Arts in Oregon through a successful capital campaign, raising over $22 million at a time when the arts need it most.
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Introducing AI to Used Books
With a $100,000 grant from O’Shaughnessy Ventures, bookshop manager Charlie Becker is building an AI tool to help secondhand booksellers identify and catalogue titles.
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Collective Effervescence: How to Elevate a Book Event to a Gathering With Purpose
An author recommends strategies for organizing book events that give audience members a chance to connect with one another, opening up conversations rather than defaulting to the formal delivery of a static author reading.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation by Jen Percy.
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The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises
Begin writing a series of poems in the epic tradition, a story with a frenetic narrative voice, or short reflections on animals.
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