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The 'weird girl' novel
Murata — Harpman — Moshfegh — Beagin — Broder — Etter — Folk — How is it possible for good books to gain viral traction online?
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Mating in Captivity
Oftentimes when I am at parties, and people learn I am a writer, they’ll tell me they have an idea for a book.
Aug 13
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The sinking writer
Getting ghosted — What is to be done? — Stick around like a bad penny — Cherish your illusions
Aug 11
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The transgender killer
Arwen was a sociopath who’d transitioned purely to conceal her violent male essence beneath thick foundation and false eyelashes.
Aug 6
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The Yale Review
the four types of magazine article — the talented writer — I eventually got bored — the two best nonfiction pieces
Aug 4
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July 2026
The First Samuel Richardson Prize Winner is…
Exactly one year ago, we closed submissions for the Samuel Richardson Prize For Best Self-Published Literary Novel.
Jul 30
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Escapist fictions
Dissecting the Ben Lerner protagonist — Is this the real Ben? — An avant-garde novelist — The Sebaldian mode
Jul 28
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The Wall Street Journal reviewed WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THE GREAT BOOKS
plus some interesting links
Jul 23
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The Baffler
their specialty — this is actually a magazine — the early baffler — the source of their money
Jul 21
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Finding an agent for your literary novel
(some very unhelpful advice)
Jul 20
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The 'Sad Millennial' Novel
Erin Somers — Claire Lombardo — Andrew Martin — Christine Smallwood — Halle Butler — a coda about 'literary careerism'
Jul 14
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N+1
the first-person essay — the 'so-what?' factor — the rest of the magazine — the glory years — what changed?
Jul 7
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