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Hello and welcome to the new (and possibly improved?) Blurbed. Each month, columns editor Adin Dobkin gives recommendations from his reading list, as well as listening to Columbia Journal editors’ thoughts on reading, writing, or whatever happens to be on…
You can have a great character, but if they’re not interacting with other people in a dynamic way, the story’s not going to light up.
At the Brooklyn Museum’s Do Ho Suh’s “The Perfect Home II” with the literary salon, “Go Home!” the concept of a living space expanded.
The Rumpus’ Marisa Siegel talks about shining a light on stories that build bridges, tear down walls, and speak truth to power.
Growing up, Megan Sungyoon found the unconventional structure of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Dictée mirrored her own experience learning English.
Jon Voight made Midnight Cowboy famous, but to get the most from Joe Buck’s story, you have to read the book by James Leo Herlihy.
Twelve forthcoming releases that have our non-fiction loving hearts all aflutter, from works by icons like Toni Morrison to rising stars like Jia Tolentino.
Canon Fodder is a series of essays about the books writers hold close in their lives–and why those books deserve a second read.
Sarah Cantin, an executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, offers advice on manuscripts, agents, and explains what the job of an editor really looks like.
Taco Bell is shit. I know this. It’s not Mexican food, Tex-Mex, or some other hyphenated equivalent. It’s mass-marketed meat product. It’s baby food that’s impossible to decipher into separate body parts or separate animals. Which of Ol’ MacDonald’s charges…
I have put this interview off three times, and when it finally did end up happening, I was two hours late. It isn’t because I did not want to interview my subject, that isn’t the case at all. It’s just…
When Tyler goes out, he starts downtown and walks up. Today, we begin on 26th street. He places a roll of film inside of his small Leica camera and snaps the latch shut before adjusting the settings to be able…
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