Ten Questions for Cynthia Zarin
“Start with what interests you, and keep going.” —Cynthia Zarin, author of Inverno
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Ten Questions for Jennifer Savran Kelly
“Look for the agents and editors who share your vision for the work and trust them.” —Jennifer Savran Kelly, author of Endpapers
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The Challenge and Freedom of Managing a Large Cast of Characters
The author of The Museum of Human History considers how to manage a novel’s many threads.
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Ten Questions for Aurora Mattia
“I write when I want to say something to someone in particular—but can’t.” —Aurora Mattia author of The Fifth Wound
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Ten Questions for Priya Guns
“I literally was Damani throughout writing—somehow I became her.” —Priya Guns, author of Your Driver Is Waiting
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Ten Questions for Allie Rowbottom
“It’s up to you to advocate for your books.” —Allie Rowbottom, author of Aesthetica
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Ten Questions for Sarah Thankam Mathews
“Writing, I now believe, is both a confidence trick and an alchemical process.” —Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of All This Could Be Different
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Exclusive Excerpt: Blithedale Canyon
An excerpt from Blithedale Canyon by Michael Bourne, who writes in the July/August 2022 issue about his long path to publishing his debut novel without the assistance of a literary agent.
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First Fiction 2021
Excerpts from the titles by Eric Nguyen, Lee Lai, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Joss Lake, Pik-Shuen Fung, and the late Anthony Veasna So featured in our annual roundup of the summer’s best debut fiction.
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The Calm Before the Calm: Silence and the Creative Writer
Novelist Daphne Kalotay argues the merits of silence, even when it follows the publication of an author’s book.
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