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Inventing Gertrude Stein, Literary Cubist

Inventing Gertrude Stein, Literary Cubist

Francesca Wade on the Stylistic Innovations That Made the Expatriate Writer Famous in Her Own Country

By Francesca Wade | October 7, 2025

What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

Victoria Redel on Taking Decades to Return To a Once-Abandoned Story

By Victoria Redel | October 6, 2025

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Lana Lin Asks Us to Reconsider Our Expectations of Memoir, Art and the Creative Process

By Lana Lin | September 29, 2025

Why Are There So Few Books About Mothers and Sons?

Why Are There So Few Books About Mothers and Sons?

Sam Sussman on Writing a Book About His Mother

By Sam Sussman | September 16, 2025

From Rock Star to Writer: On the Second Careers of Some of Your Favorite Musicians

From Rock Star to Writer: On the Second Careers of Some of Your Favorite Musicians

Leila Sales Talks to Stuart Murdoch, Susanna Hoffs, Colin Meloy, and More

By Leila Sales | June 9, 2025

Eating Your Words: In Defense of Writing Without a Recipe

Eating Your Words: In Defense of Writing Without a Recipe

Daria Lavelle on the Joys of Experimenting With Food and Fiction

By Daria Lavelle | May 20, 2025

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on Finding the Foreign in Ourselves and Those Most Like Us

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 10, 2025

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Michael Maslin Profiles the Work and Creative Processes of Cartoonists Liana Finck and Ed Steed

By Michael Maslin | November 21, 2024

A Room of One’s Own: On Finding Beauty and Inspiration in Meditation

A Room of One’s Own: On Finding Beauty and Inspiration in Meditation

Leanne Ogasawara Considers the Importance of Stillness and Contemplation For Writers and Translators

By Leanne Ogasawara | November 6, 2024

Channeling Curiosity Into Language: How a Diverse Array of Influences Feeds Poetic Development

Channeling Curiosity Into Language: How a Diverse Array of Influences Feeds Poetic Development

Mónica de la Torre Discusses the Artists, Writers and Performers Who Inspire Her Creative Process

By Mónica de la Torre | October 29, 2024

Music, Image, and Language: Christopher Forgues Shares the Elements of His Creative Process

Music, Image, and Language: Christopher Forgues Shares the Elements of His Creative Process

Rob Goyanes Talks to the Artist Behind “Distant Ruptures”

By Rob Goyanes | October 21, 2024

On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

On the Environmental and Philosophical Factors Behind Literary Creation

Steve Wasserman Deconstructs the “Writer’s Space”

By Steve Wasserman | October 7, 2024

On the Many Paths Artists Take to Sustain Their Creative Practice

On the Many Paths Artists Take to Sustain Their Creative Practice

Stacey D'Erasmo Asks, “What Keeps Us Alive In Our Art?”

By Stacey D'Erasmo | July 10, 2024

The Sound of C: On Giving a Voice to the Words of Others

The Sound of C: On Giving a Voice to the Words of Others

Lissa Soep Chronicles the Process of Creating an Emotionally Authentic Audiobook

By Lissa Soep | April 16, 2024

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