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A Cross-Genre Trek: How Translation Improved My Debut Novel

A Cross-Genre Trek: How Translation Improved My Debut Novel

Laura Venita Green Explores How Learning Italian Has Made Her English Writing Better

By Laura Venita Green | October 8, 2025

Alex Niemi on the Process of Translation and the Rhythm of Language

Alex Niemi on the Process of Translation and the Rhythm of Language

Sarah Viren Talks to the Translator of Laura Vazquez‘s “The Endless Week”

By Sarah Viren | October 3, 2025

Kate DiCamillo on Telling Stories Within a Story and Capturing Wonder

Kate DiCamillo on Telling Stories Within a Story and Capturing Wonder

Illustrator Sophie Blackall Talks to the Author of “Lost Evangeline”

By Sophie Blackall | October 1, 2025

Lalla Romano Was Writing Autofiction Before It Existed

Lalla Romano Was Writing Autofiction Before It Existed

On the Late Italian Writer’s Masterpiece, “In Farthest Seas”

By Brian Robert Moore | September 5, 2025

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Carole Burns Rediscovers a Masterclass in Craft

By Carole Burns | September 18, 2023

How Should You Name Your Characters?

How Should You Name Your Characters?

Alison Stine on Conveying Setting, Style and Identity through One Important Word

By Alison Stine | October 26, 2021

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