The Shadow Land: Indigenous Memoirs and the Question of “Trauma Porn”
The term has emerged as an insidious charge. How should we approach painful stories?
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What Is the Point of Literary Translation?
Translators may alter the composition of a line, a paragraph, or a stanza. But when do their choices overstep, and where do the changes stop?
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Editor’s Letter: The Plot Twist in COVID-19’s Story
Our drawn-out, often convoluted fight against the pandemic has been a narrative nightmare
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Hope Is Good. Disappointment Is Better
What the best novels teach us about the virtues of disillusionment
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The Author Who Shaped the Way We Represent Disability
Mainstream entertainment rarely allows people with disabilities to exist as we are. Jean Little’s work taught me there’s no shame in writing about our experiences
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If a Book Is Published in a Pandemic, Will Anyone Read It?
We already undervalue our artists. COVID-19 has only made it worse
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When Male Writers Confront Toxic Masculinity
It’s easier than ever for men to speak the language of feminism. It’s harder to act like they mean it
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When Sexism Makes for a Catchy Song
My songwriting students pen misogynistic lyrics. But the music industry tells them that’s okay
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The Power of a Good Sentence
Why writing one isn’t as easy as you think
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