New York City, Seen Through Its Bodegas
This summer, ten authors will explore their changing neighborhoods for The Bodega Project
Ray Bradbury’s Practical and Inspiring Writing Advice
Bradbury was full of wit and wisdom when it came to dishing out practical writing advice. His 1990 book Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity is a…
Writing in Someone Else’s World
I stumbled on a high-pay, low-prestige way to enter the publishing world—and overcame my reservations to make the most of the opportunity. My first book was not what I dreamed…
Someone I’m Not: Chris Ware
From his home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois, artist Chris Ware shares motivations and challenges for telling stories from the perspectives of others in his work. “I distinctly remember…
How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ
The cover of How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ is an eye-catcher. The lines of red text are a hard hook: “She didn’t write it. She wrote it…
Understanding Poetry Is More Straightforward Than You Think
“I can say that sooner or later poets figure out that there are no new ideas, only the same old ones — and that nobody who loves poetry reads it…