Tags: novel
Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin

The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford and The Vault by Andrés Cerpa.
Postcard From the Pandemic: Blue Gloves and the TSA

A writer recalls the transportation security officers who inspired his forthcoming novel, In Security.
Be Bold: A Profile of Ocean Vuong

Following the acclaim of his debut poetry collection, Ocean Vuong found power in imagination and freedom in embellishment and wrote a stunningly original novel: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.
Selling Your Second Book: Warnings and Reassurances
Once you publish your first book, what’s in store for the next? A novelist offers advice she gleaned from her experiences publishing her second book, and dispels a few myths.
The Road Less Traveled: Making It Without an MFA
No MFA? No problem. A novelist shares his journey to publication—and becoming a successful full-time writer—without attending a graduate writing program.
House Hunting: Finding a Home for Your Characters

A fiction writer’s habit of imagining the lives of people who live in her favorite houses leads to serious research for her novel.
Worth the Wait: A Profile of Arundhati Roy

Readers have anticipated a new novel from the author of The God of Small Things for two full decades. Now, with the release of Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the wait is over.
The Standard Grand by Jay Baron Nicorvo
The Other Side of Burning
In her new dystopian novel, The Book of Joan, Lidia Yuknavitch takes readers to a not-so-distant future, where the earth has been ravaged by war, a dictator has taken over, and humanity’s best hope for survival is a reimagined Joan of Arc.
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