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On a panel about memoir at the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference this past March, Stephen Elliott loosely quoted Michelangelo: I…
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Jonathan Lethem on Being a Young Writer
"Experiment, play, dare to be really bad, fool around, and just notice what an incredible luxury it is to be in this formative, uncertain, experimental…
Ugly Duckling Presse in the News and in My Heart
Over a year ago, I wrote: There are hundreds of small presses cropping up all over the country, publishing in small volumes, often using handmade…
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More of my translations, in The Massachusetts Review
My translation of a personal essay by Andrei Krasnyashykh just came out in the Summer 2012 issue of The Massachusetts Review. The essay "On the Dream…
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My Translations in The Literary Review
My translations of Russian/Ukrainian prose writer Andrei Krasnyashykh's work appear in the latest issue of The Literary Review (an international journal of contemporary writing). I…
Andre Dubus III on Postmodern Writing
There are some beautiful books out there. But the ones that leave me cold are the ones where I feel—it’s that postmodern thing—it’s more experimentation…
Marina Tsvetaeva on Alexander Blok
"A stone thrown into a silent lake is—the sound of your name. The light click of hooves at night —your name. Your name at my…
Kathryn Harrison on Writing Versus Therapy
It is a rigidly controlled book. It came at a time in my life when I’d been in therapy and analysis for years and just…
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On Writers and “On Getting Paid”
Nick Ripatrazone writes "On Getting Paid: Literary Magazines and Remuneration" over at The Millions. He doesn't say very many new things about making a living…
Geoff Dyer on Nonfiction Books
I’m most interested in the book which is completely un-sellable on the basis of a proposal or contract. One of the reasons so many nonfiction…
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