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Ten Debut LGBTQ+ Authors on the Books That Shaped Them As Writers

Ten Debut LGBTQ+ Authors on the Books That Shaped Them As Writers

Jiaming Tang, Jessie Ren Marshall, Brittany Rogers, Alana Saab and Many More Reflect on Their Formative Texts

By Samantha Paige Rosen | June 7, 2024

Anne Carson’s <em>Autobiography of Red</em> is Way Funnier Than You Remember

Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red is Way Funnier Than You Remember

Emily Temple Revisits a Masterpiece 25 Years Later

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2023

Half Lives and Long Drives: <br>An Interview with Anne Carson and Robert Currie

Half Lives and Long Drives:
An Interview with Anne Carson and Robert Currie

In Conversation with Sara Elkamel and NYU Undergraduates

By Sara Elkamel | May 12, 2021

The Artist and The Audience: Writing About the Complexity of Creating Art

The Artist and The Audience: Writing About the Complexity of Creating Art

From Teju Cole to Anne Carson, Scott O’Connor Recommends Five Books That Go Deep on the Creative Process

By Scott O’Connor | November 2, 2020

Demystifying the Writer's Fear of Failure

Demystifying the Writer's Fear of Failure

Sarah Labrie on Why Writing is Supposed to Be Difficult

By Sarah LaBrie | October 16, 2019

Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books<br> I Needed to Write My Novel

Ocean Vuong: The 10 Books
I Needed to Write My Novel

On Herman Melville, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, James Baldwin, lê thị diễm thúy, and More

By Ocean Vuong | October 1, 2019

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