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Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Dear Fanny, Don’t Worry, I Know You’re Dead

Ezra Fox on Working With Fanny Howe on Her Last Book

By Ezra Fox | July 14, 2025

Five incredible books edited by Toni Morrison.

Five incredible books edited by Toni Morrison.

By Brittany Allen | April 24, 2025

Graydon Carter on <br>The Golden Age of Magazines

Graydon Carter on
The Golden Age of Magazines

Terry McDonell Talks to Legendary Editor About His New Book

By Terry McDonell | March 25, 2025

Emily Greenhouse on the Whole Self

Emily Greenhouse on the Whole Self

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | January 28, 2025

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

Adam Haslett on the Uses of Doubt

“I’ve come to realize how much of my doubt is actually fear.”

By Adam Haslett | January 10, 2025

Bylines and Big Edits: How a Career in Journalism Taught Elizabeth Harris the Techniques of Fiction

Bylines and Big Edits: How a Career in Journalism Taught Elizabeth Harris the Techniques of Fiction

The Author of "How to Sleep at Night" on Revising, Writerly Advice, and Making People Very Mad

By Elizabeth Harris | January 7, 2025

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I Loathe Very Online Writers: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | December 19, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

“A Very Smart and Accessible Friend.” Why the Chicago Manual of Style Remains Essential

By Literary Hub | September 19, 2024

Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel)

Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel)

“If you wake up wanting to google sunk cost fallacy, have a serious think about your commitments.”

By Ledia Xhoga | August 23, 2024

Closing the Literary Circle: Marc Berley on Editing the Work of Gordon Lish

Closing the Literary Circle: Marc Berley on Editing the Work of Gordon Lish

"No one, I learned, appreciates the care and effort of an editor more than Lish."

By Marc Berley | April 29, 2024

To Americanize or Americanise: Writing a New Zealand Novel in the America-Dominant Publishing World

To Americanize or Americanise: Writing a New Zealand Novel in the America-Dominant Publishing World

Rebecca K Reilly on the Editors Who Told Her to Change Her Novel for an American Audience

By Rebecca K Reilly | February 7, 2024

How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

The Author of The Invisible World on Her Life as a Logger

By Nora Fussner | September 26, 2023

In Praise of Destruction: How Embracing Elimination Can Make Our Writing Better

In Praise of Destruction: How Embracing Elimination Can Make Our Writing Better

Stephanie Bishop on Losing a Manuscript, Starting Over, and Learning to Swing a Literary Wrecking Ball at Her Work

By Stephanie Bishop | July 18, 2023

Ruth Madievsky on Burying Her Darlings in a Cemetery of Bangers

Ruth Madievsky on Burying Her Darlings in a Cemetery of Bangers

“My stylish one-liners were a crutch I used to get out of the more difficult decisions a novel requires.”

By Ruth Madievsky | July 10, 2023

Why I Decided to Update the Language in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Children’s Books

Why I Decided to Update the Language in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Children’s Books

Literary Executor Theo Downes-Le Guin on What That Means For Readers, Past and Future

By Theo Downes-Le Guin | March 13, 2023

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