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A Spaniard, a Frenchman, and Several Dead Russians: What I Owe Roberto Bolaño

A Spaniard, a Frenchman, and Several Dead Russians: What I Owe Roberto Bolaño

Chris Power on the Deep, Dark Influences Behind His Debut Novel

By Chris Power | May 4, 2021

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on First Drafts and Battling Writer’s Block

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on First Drafts and Battling Writer’s Block

“Write the first draft for yourself.”

By Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney | April 6, 2021

Finding Creativity in the Wintertime Rhythms of a Bordeaux Vineyard

Finding Creativity in the Wintertime Rhythms of a Bordeaux Vineyard

Mari Andrew on a Restorative Trip to France

By Mari Andrew | March 11, 2021

The Impostor Poets of Iceland Issue a Manifesto

The Impostor Poets of Iceland Issue a Manifesto

"Critics still don’t entirely know what to do with us."

By Literary Hub | December 4, 2019

Inside the Artist Studio of Georges Braque

Inside the Artist Studio of Georges Braque

John Richardson on getting to know “the antithesis of Picasso—cool, meditative, at peace.”

By John Richardson | November 13, 2019

On the Line Between Plagiarism and Art

On the Line Between Plagiarism and Art

What Grant Maierhofer Learned in Borrowing from Dennis Cooper

By Grant Maierhofer | November 11, 2019

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When Even the Greatest of Writers Grapples with Self-Doubt

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By Gabrielle Bellot | January 28, 2019

How Fetishizing 'Craft' Can Get in the Way of a Good Poem

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Michael Bazzett Worries About the Imagining Animal

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What Does Your Life Teach You About Becoming a Writer?

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How Shania Twain Made Me a Writer

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On Country Music, Storytelling, and an Influential Middle School Essay

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A Formidable Writer, An Exceptional Man: Philip Roth on Richard Stern

A Formidable Writer, An Exceptional Man: Philip Roth on Richard Stern

"His Direct Apprehension of the Real was Amazing"

By Philip Roth | September 1, 2017

Marlon James Needs Noise to Write (and Other Revelations)

Marlon James Needs Noise to Write (and Other Revelations)

Paul Holdengraber in Conversation with the Man Booker Prize-Winner

By Literary Hub | August 10, 2017

The Weird Stenographer: Sam Shepard on His Long Writing Life

The Weird Stenographer: Sam Shepard on His Long Writing Life

RIP the Great American Playwright

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