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A Coming-of-Age While Dead Story
An excerpt of Amy B. Scher''s new novel, "the unexpected afterlife of salon rose." Plus a behind-the-scenes peek into what inspired Amy to write it!
Aug 6
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Wilby, Birds, Words, Prayer
The Body, Brain, and Books: Eleven Questions with writer Judith Hannah Weiss
Aug 3
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Every Person Must Be Loved
A contemplation on insects, water bowls, compassion, and being huge in all the tiny ways we can muster!
Jul 30
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Leaky Windows
A contemplation on living in a world that's on fire
Jul 24
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Death Row, Exonerations, and the Investigator Trying To Find the Truth
An excerpt of Rene Denfeld's new novel, "The Talking Bone." Plus a behind-the-scenes peek into what inspired Rene to write it!
Jul 16
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The Talking Bone: Rene Denfeld
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The Warm Vanilla Pudding Hum Of Well Being: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part I
Jan 4, 2024
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The Warm Vanilla Pudding Hum Of Well Being: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gilbert, Part II
Jan 5, 2024
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Becoming Love: A Conversation With Andrea Gibson, Part II
Feb 23, 2024
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Andrea Gibson
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Bodies, Forgiveness, and Tiny Beautiful Things: A Conversation with Cheryl Strayed
Jan 5, 2023
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Cheryl Strayed
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People Are Fucking Trying: A Conversation with Lauren Hough
"I mean, what good does it do if we lose hope? I’m a natural cynic, but it does no good whatsoever. So a lot of it’s that I choose to have hope. I…
Jun 18
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Everything Feels Boundaryless: A Conversation with Megan Falley, Part Two
On truly being present, caregiving, body trauma, the mind-body connection, and tumbling rocks!
May 22
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Everything Feels Boundaryless: A Conversation with Megan Falley, Part One
On dogs, communicating with beloveds who have died, grief as a return to poetry, carrying one another, and crying because of love.
May 21
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It Has To Have a Song to It: Craft Advice with Lauren Hough
"Every essay, every book I’ve written has a song that goes to it that I was just listening to on repeat. I’m trying to write something that makes me…
Jun 25
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Jane Ratcliffe
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Lauren Hough
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The Vulnerability of Optimism: Craft Advice with Megan Falley
"I think about writing as you’re communicating with yourself, you’re communicating with something greater than yourself, and then, once you publish it…
May 28
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Craft Advice with Eric Zimmer
On writing a book thirty minutes at a time, working with a developmental editor, organizing research, personal and work life balance, and the benefits…
Apr 30
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Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe
Conversations with the greatest writers alive — on craft, courage, and staying heart-centered in a hard world. Plus my own essays from the beautiful, difficult middle of it all. Part interview series, part at-home MFA.
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