Dentistry and Doubt: On Writing About Teeth
I await the the first great contribution to dental literature.
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Camille T. Dungy on ‘Soil,’ Growth, and Gardening
"If I am writing about my life then I am also writing about my garden."
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Sammy Harkham Works As If Already Dead
"As I get older, the best way for me to work is to assume I’m already dead."
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May Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)
New books Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Emma Cline, Samantha Irby, Brandon Taylor, and more.
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The William Trevor Reader: “Bodily Secrets”
This is one of about 10 stories in the 'Collected' that stand as an example of formal perfection.
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On Writing (and Rewriting) Illness
We’d read this story before. How could I make it fresh, original, and literary?
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Jennifer Egan and Terese Svoboda on Ghosts, Genre, and ‘Dog on Fire’
"This whole genre thing is really all about marketing, not about writing."
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Love Ruins Everything: On Claire Dederer’s ‘Monsters’
To defend or disavow? The choice is yours, and it feels good to have a choice.
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The William Trevor Reader: “Her Mother’s Daughter”
It’s difficult to imagine what would compel someone to write a story like this.
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