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Claire Messud
Amitava Kumar and Claire Messud on Literary Friendship
In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast
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First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
| January 6, 2025
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“I need to know if my character shops for convenience or comfort. If she’s buying ingredients for elaborate recipes, or frozen ready-meals.”
By
Flynn Berry
| August 9, 2024
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James Folta
| August 1, 2024
The 2024 Booker Prize longlist is here.
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James Folta
| July 30, 2024
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Rafaela Bassili
| June 24, 2024
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| June 3, 2024
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| May 14, 2024
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| May 14, 2024
Claire Messud on Blurring Family History and Fiction
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| May 9, 2024
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| October 6, 2022
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| October 6, 2022
Is the pandemic twist the new 9/11 twist?
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| September 15, 2022
Burning and Bright: 7 Great Novels About Young Female Friendships
Sarah Priscus on the Intimate Bonds Between Young Women
By
Sarah Priscus
| July 15, 2022
Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Dreams
Featuring Claire Messud, Julia May Jonas, Jean Chen Ho, Emily Maloney, and Daphne Palasi Andreades
By
Michele Filgate
| May 16, 2022
Claire Messud on Getting to Know Your Characters
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| January 13, 2022
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