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Priscilla Morris on the inspiration, research and real-life stories behind her debut novel BLACK BUTTERFLIES

Guest author Ellen Birkett Morris: “Writing My Way into Plot Through Character”

Nicole Bokat: For the Love of Disturbed and Disturbing Characters

Elizabeth Rosner: My Writing Life is My Listening Life

Thursday Thoughts

Corie Adjmi: What It Feels Like to Be a Jewish Reader and Writer Now

What’s in a Name? Only Everything; Or, One Author’s Methodical, Magical Method for Naming Fictional Characters

Catching Up: What I’ve read recently and what I’m reading now

Rachelle Unreich on the joys of meeting the many readers of her debut, a biography of her remarkable mother

Eight books about Indigenous lives and cultures to read on Indigenous Peoples’ Day and beyond

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with these 10 books by Latina writers

These twelve Australian writers will enrich your reading life

IF MY BOOK … Heather Bell Adams and Caitlin Hamilton Summie play a metaphorical game

Celebrate "Women in Translation Month" by reading these six outstanding novels

Don’t overlook these 12 impressive works of historical fiction

Four stellar backlist books to add to your summer reading

WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE RIVER explores the complex, interconnected lives of a small town’s residents

1974: A PERSONAL HISTORY explores the author’s coming of age during the political transformation of a generation

16 authors share their summer reading plans (Pt. 2 of 2)

14 authors share what they’re reading this summer

THE BERRY PICKERS explores the lengths people will go to for family in a story set against North America’s dark history of anti-Indigenous racism

Voice Lessons: How Tina Goodyear lost her personal writing voice and, many years later, rediscovered it

Fifteen writers pay tribute to Alice Munro, the queen of short stories

CIVILISATION FRANCAISE author Mary Fleming on one of France's best kept secrets

How mapping the stories of Alice Munro made Elizabeth Poliner a better writer

Seven stellar short story collections you may have missed

Climate Change, Eco-Grief, and the Power of Story: Maryann Lesert on the inspiration for her novel LAND MARKS

WHALE FALL is an absorbing, lyrical coming of age story set on an isolated Welsh island

THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES is a bittersweet celebration of the lives of characters whose stories must be told and the Dominican immigrant experience

Laura McBride on "occupying the special zone of women's bodies"

Rene Denfeld: Writing the Truth About Criminals

This Women's History Month, add these standout works of historical fiction to your reading list

LEAVING is a psychologically astute story of a second-chance love affair and its many consequences

Spring Books Preview, Pt. 1 (April releases)

Books that complement each other (pt. 6 in an occasional series)

Guest Author Virginia Pye on seizing the day in words

Debra Thomas on The Promise of Pangaea: “Only Connect”

Chrissy Kolaya: A few thoughts on attending the AWP Conference

Winter Books Preview, Part 2 (Feb.-Mar. releases)

James McBride and Elizabeth Graver win National Jewish Book Awards

Ronna Wineberg: Writing Early/Writing Late: Emerging as a Writer Later in Life

Authors share their favorite reads of 2023 and most anticipated books of 2024 (Part 4 of 4)

Twelve authors share their favorite reads of 2023 and most anticipated books of 2024 (Pt. 3 of 4)

Authors share their favorite reads of 2023 and most anticipated books of 2024 (Pt. 2 of 4)

Authors share their favorite reads of 2023 and most anticipated books of 2024 (Pt. 1 of 4)