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The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

The Story of a Mother, From End to Beginning

Priscilla Gilman Talks to Jill Bialosky About Her New Memoir, “The End is the Beginning”

By Priscilla Gilman | May 12, 2025

What Working on Films Taught Me About Writing Fiction

What Working on Films Taught Me About Writing Fiction

Heather McGowan on Where Movies and Novels Converge and Diverge

By Heather McGowan | April 15, 2025

The Incendiary Feeling of Freedom: On Phillis Wheatley Peters and the Poetry of Survival

The Incendiary Feeling of Freedom: On Phillis Wheatley Peters and the Poetry of Survival

Tiana Clark: “I believe it is through our collective imagination where we can remain free and where no one can touch us.”

By Tiana Clark | April 14, 2025

Maggie Smith on Embracing Imperfection, in Life and Art

Maggie Smith on Embracing Imperfection, in Life and Art

“The mistake, in fact, is a gift. The break, or breakdown, allows for a breakthrough.”

By Maggie Smith | April 4, 2025

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There’s No Turning Back">Antifascist, Feminist, Timeless: On Alba de Céspedes’s There’s No Turning Back

Ann Goldstein: “Even if the world has changed, her characters’ struggles with becoming themselves continue to be familiar.”

By Ann Goldstein | February 13, 2025

There’s No Turning Back

There’s No Turning Back

Alba De Céspedes (trans. Ann Goldstein)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 12, 2025

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