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A Year of Notes
‘What is one thing you can do to benefit your writing life?’ This whole year has been that for me.
Sabrina Imbler: ‘Wonder Is the Animating Force Behind a Lot of My Stories’
“I want to help people think about all the different ways there are to live and to try to keep living.”
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Writing Isn’t About Finding the Right Answer
What to do when you get stuck working around a project instead of writing it, and how to talk with students about reading and writing
‘Ultimately the Story Will Have Its Own Say’: A Conversation With Morgan Talty
“If you want a reader to follow you to the darkest places, you have to make them laugh too.”
I’m an author, writer, and editor whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Time, Slate, and Vulture, among other publications. My first book, All You Can Ever Know, was a national best seller and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. My next book, A Living Remedy, will be published on April 4, 2023.
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