We’ve come so far in contemporary literature to be in an abundance of authors who write about women honestly and vulnerably. It requires both compassion and skill to develop a character who isn’t immediately the subject of adoration and yet makes us feel connected to them. Enter: the female protagonist who makes us scratch our…
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Some of the best advice that renowned authors tend to share is that aspiring writers should live a life outside of writing—many other lives, if possible. Below is a look into what six of the most renowned, impactful American authors of the 20th and 21st centuries were doing when they weren’t writing the books, poems,…
Gone are the Before times—that is, your life before Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven got its own miniseries on HBO. For those who’ve watched, Station Eleven has altered, shaken, and soothed our souls as we reckon with the beauty and damage of living through a pandemic. Sometimes, Station Eleven felt too real; other…
