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The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

The Literary Favor Economy: In Praise of the Oft-Maligned Book Blurb

Ada Calhoun on Finding Community as a Professional Writer

By Ada Calhoun | February 25, 2025

Omar El Akkad! Ada Calhoun! Joni Mitchell! 26 new books out today.

Omar El Akkad! Ada Calhoun! Joni Mitchell! 26 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 25, 2025

Ada Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure

Ada Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure

Also a Poet in Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book">The Author of Also a Poet in Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | June 29, 2023

Ada Calhoun and Maud Newton on the Revelations We Gain From Writing

Ada Calhoun and Maud Newton on the Revelations We Gain From Writing

Live from the 2022 Miami Book Fair

By The Virtual Book Channel | November 22, 2022

Ada Calhoun on the Satisfaction of Being a Ghostwriter “Fixer”

Ada Calhoun on the Satisfaction of Being a Ghostwriter “Fixer”

Micro, a Podcast for Short But Powerful Writing">From Micro, a Podcast for Short But Powerful Writing

By Micro Podcast | November 8, 2022

How Frank O’Hara Brought a Father and Daughter Closer Together

How Frank O’Hara Brought a Father and Daughter Closer Together

The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan">Ada Calhoun on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | July 15, 2022

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Free(!) virtual book events to enjoy from your couch this month.

By Katie Yee | June 28, 2022

20 new books coming into the world today.

By Katie Yee | June 14, 2022

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

By Ada Calhoun | June 13, 2022

Ada Calhoun on the False Promises of the American Dream

Ada Calhoun on the False Promises of the American Dream

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By The Maris Review | February 20, 2020

Ada Calhoun: A Gen Xer’s Guide to Middle Age Angst

Ada Calhoun: A Gen Xer’s Guide to Middle Age Angst

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By The Literary Life | February 14, 2020

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Michele Cobb and Jo Reed Discuss Why Women are Raised to Meet Impossible Demands

By Behind the Mic | February 11, 2020

Ada Calhoun on Defining the Midlife Crisis for Women

Ada Calhoun on Defining the Midlife Crisis for Women

Why We Can’t Sleep
on the Just the Right Book Podcast">The Author of Why We Can’t Sleep
on the Just the Right Book Podcast

By Just the Right Book | January 23, 2020

15 Great Books That Speak to the Lives of Middle-Aged Women

15 Great Books That Speak to the Lives of Middle-Aged Women

Ada Calhoun Offers a Long Overdue Reading List

By Ada Calhoun | January 9, 2020

Here are the 10 new books you should read this week.

Here are the 10 new books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | January 7, 2020

On the Horror of Getting it Wrong in Print

On the Horror of Getting it Wrong in Print

Ada Calhoun on Hatemail, Fact-Checking, and Closure

By Ada Calhoun | May 18, 2017