Sarah Gerard talked writing with The Creative Independent.

Catapult has a new essay by Nikesh Shukla.

An overview of notable writings by Michiko Kakutani.

At Tin House, Amber Sparks makes the case for literary side projects.

There’s new writing at Hazlitt by Bryony White.

J. David Osborne wrote about how geography can affect writing.

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