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Olivia Colman on playing her latest mother monster:

Olivia Colman on playing her latest mother monster: "My little girl wouldn't cuddle me."

By Janet Manley | March 20, 2023

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The New Great Expectations Series Has Big Shoes to Fill (About 400 Pairs of Them)

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 17, 2023

If you quote a Dickens character in a piece on weight loss drugs, don’t pick one who starves kids?

If you quote a Dickens character in a piece on weight loss drugs, don’t pick one who starves kids?

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 27, 2023

Great turnip literature to devour during the British vegetable shortage.

Great turnip literature to devour during the British vegetable shortage.

By Janet Manley | February 24, 2023

Bill McKibben on the Joys of Writing a Serialized Novel

Bill McKibben on the Joys of Writing a Serialized Novel

Why Weekly Installments Can Make For the Best Kind of Storytelling

By Bill McKibben | January 4, 2023

Why I Had to Get Older to Write About Youth

Why I Had to Get Older to Write About Youth

Allegra Goodman on Finding the Necessary Distance to Write up Close

By Allegra Goodman | January 4, 2023

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Charles Dickens partied HARD after finishing A Christmas Carol in just six weeks.

By Jonny Diamond | December 19, 2022

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Charles Dickens was an amateur magician who often performed at his friends' kids' birthday parties.

Charles Dickens was an amateur magician who often performed at his friends' kids' birthday parties.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 5, 2022

How Writing a Serialized Novel Helped Carley Moore Connect With the World During a Time of Disconnection

How Writing a Serialized Novel Helped Carley Moore Connect With the World During a Time of Disconnection

“In an environment that felt unstructured and constantly in flux serialization allowed me to be flexible.”

By Carley Moore | April 1, 2022

You can relax now: Charles Dickens is no longer shadowbanned on TikTok.

You can relax now: Charles Dickens is no longer shadowbanned on TikTok.

By Walker Caplan | March 25, 2022

Has the real-life inspiration for Miss Havisham been uncovered?

Has the real-life inspiration for Miss Havisham been uncovered?

By Walker Caplan | March 3, 2022

Famous Yet Elusive: On Charles Dickens’s Unstable Reputation

Famous Yet Elusive: On Charles Dickens’s Unstable Reputation

“Even in photographs it looked as if his soul had been ‘pumped out of him.’’

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 1, 2022

Olivia Colman is our new Miss Havisham.

Olivia Colman is our new Miss Havisham.

By Eliza Smith | February 18, 2022

“I do not think it is a good story.” Never ask Charles Dickens for writing advice.

“I do not think it is a good story.” Never ask Charles Dickens for writing advice.

By Walker Caplan | February 7, 2022

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