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Fiction, Essays & More
The Power of Pen Names
Carmela Ciuraru
A dialogue with Dawn Raffel on the significance of pen names.“I had an assignment from a magazine where the editor said, ‘The theme...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Linda Fairstein, interviewed by Dawn Raffel
Linda Fairstein
In advance of her appearance as part of the Center’s Crime Fiction Academy, the legendary crime writer talked to Dawn Raffel about taking...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Francisco Goldman, interviewed by Dawn Raffel
Francisco Goldman
Dawn Raffel talks to the author of Say Her Name about grief, desire, and the need to put it on the page.“I began without even thinking about genre
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Fiction, Essays & More
Megan Abbott Interviewed by Meg Pokrass
Megan Abbott
Meg Pokrass talks to Abbott about teenage demons, sexual awakenings, and the making of her new novel.“As a kid, one of my favorite novels...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Robley Wilson, interviewed by Dawn Raffel
Robley Wilson
A discussion on genre-hopping, boundary-free editing, and the necessity of virtuoso grumbling.“From the beginning, I wanted to write short...
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Book RecsThe Book That Made Me a Reader
On The Jungle Book
David Wroblewski
It helps to imagine your reading life as a staircase rather than a doorway—a winding staircase, with each tread a book, and each riser your...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Cynthia Ozick Interviewed by Alessandra Farkas
Cynthia Ozick
A conversation with Alessandra Farkas on Holocaust writing, literary influence, and the great American novel.“Yet it will never be possible...
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Fiction, Essays & More
Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li
The celebrated author speaks with Noreen Tomassi about dislocation, relocation, writing about the history of China, and being inspired by Jewish and Irish writers
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Book Recs
Five Books About Philandering
Tayari JonesThe author of Silver Sparrow recommends five stories with their share of affairs.
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Book RecsJunior Edition
Junior Edition #28
Celia McGee
Featuring books by David Zeltser, Susan Ross, Todd Strasser, and Katherine Howe!