March 21, 2012
This piece from the New Republic site by the always-worth-reading Ruth Franklin is especially noteworthy for some sharp, to-the-point comments, especially regarding the salutary example set by the great W.G…. READ MORE
March 15, 2012
From Agate’s Jali Becker, publishing assistant: Last year, women’s advocacy group VIDA caused quite a stir with its count of how few women are writing for major magazines and literary… READ MORE
February 17, 2012
In which Slate’s Dan Kois helps illuminate (perhaps without fully realizing it) how “creative nonfiction” has gotten ridiculously out of hand. I first learned of this D’Agata-Fingal square-off in Harper’s…. READ MORE
January 27, 2011
I’ve seen numerous links to this terrific review/essay by the novelist Adam Haslett, which does for Stanley Fish’s How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One what every… READ MORE