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VideosThe Art of the Short Story
The Art of the Short Story: Elizabeth McCracken on The Souvenir Museum with Paul Lisicky
Short story virtuoso Elizabeth McCracken joined her friend Paul Lisicky (The Narrow Door, Unbuilt...
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Kirstin Valdez Quade on The Five Wounds with Alice McDermott
Lauded author Kirstin Valdez Quade joined National Book Award winner Alice McDermott (Charming Billy)...
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Fiction, Consciousness, and Dreams: Erik Hoel Launches The Revelations with Andre Dubus III
Erik Hoel’s path to fiction writing may seem a little unconventional. He earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University...
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NEA Big Read: A Lesson Before Dying and Ernest Gaines's Legacy
In this final NEA Big Read event, winners of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence came together to discuss the lasting legacy of...
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VideosStory/Teller
Story/Teller: Kaitlyn Greenidge's Libertie with Kara Young and Mira Jacob
Whiting Award-winning author Kaitlyn Greenidge joined author Mira Jacob (Good Talk) to celebrate the...
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On Reading: Shirley Hazzard’s The Transit of Venus
We celebrated a new edition of Shirley Hazzard’s classic literary masterpiece The Transit of Venus with an all-star...
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VideosLiterary Translation Clinics
Where Does Translation End and Co-Translation Begin?
Working in pairs. Hiring readers. Workshopping. Trusting editors. There are many ways to get a manuscript from a draft to a final translation
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Lisa Zeidner on Who Says?: Mastering Point of View in Fiction with Ron Charles
Lisa Zeidner joined Washington Post book critic Ron Charles in conversation on her newest book Who Says?
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NEA Big Read: Ernest J. Gaines on Criminal Justice
In A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest Gaines wrote about an unfair and brutal American justice system—one that’s still operating today
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Hemingway, Gender and Identity
In a special event co-hosted by PBS, WNET, and The Center for Fiction, we welcomed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick...
