Chapter 16
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Somewhere I Have Never Traveled, Gladly Beyond

Novelist Adam Ross makes the case for writing what you don’t know

…fiction writers invent every instance they dramatize. Conrad and Melville, seamen both before they became literary icons, wrote profoundly about their years at sea, just as Alice Munro did about…

YA Central?

With four new young-adult titles released this fall alone, Nashville authors are on the leading edge of the biggest news in publishing

During a period that can sometimes look like the end days for publishing, young-adult novels are hot. According to the Association of American Publishers, the category known as “Children’s/YA” is…

Bidding Artemis Farewell

After eleven years, hitting the bestseller lists with nearly every volume, Eoin Colfer brings the Artemis Fowl saga to a close

For eleven years, Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series has charmed legions of avid fans. Artemis, a cold-hearted genius who plots diabolical crimes against an underground fairy world, may seem like…

Helping Haiti

Novelist Christopher Hebert went to Haiti hoping to help—and he left the country realizing how complicated helping can be

There is no Home Depot in Bouli, Haiti. That fact is obvious, of course, but the significance of it is substantial. It means, for instance, that virtually every material for…

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