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In Search of David Foster Wallace

by Joe Woodward

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January/February 2006

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Whether it’s a thousand-page novel, a single-paragraph story, or a footnoted essay, the elusive author always offers a complicated—and sometimes maddening—reading experience. But is there more to David Foster Wallace than words on a page?

Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Editor Pat Strachan

by Jofie Ferrari-Adler

Feature

March/April 2008

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With nearly four decades of editing experience, publishing veteran Pat Strachan reveals the qualities she looks for in fiction, her approach to editing, and how writers can help themselves navigate the industry.

 

Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Nat Sobel

by Jofie Ferrari-Adler

Feature

May/June 2008

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Agent Nat Sobel, one of the most forward-thinking and outspoken agents in the business, voices his opinions on what authors should do for themselves, the dangers of MFA programs, and what he finds in literary magazines.

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Q&A: Twichell Passes Ausable Torch

by Kevin Larimer

News and Trends

September/October 2008

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Poet Chase Twichell talks about the decision to end her ten-year run as publisher and hand over her independent press to the nation’s largest poetry publisher, Copper Canyon Press.

Way, Way Too Much Information

by Frank Bures

News and Trends

May/June 2008

Today, it seems that we have access to an unlimited amount of information all the time, and for those of us who want to be alone with our thoughts, that information is getting harder and harder to avoid. More and more of us suffer from a condition sometimes called "digital information overload," or "infomania."

Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Editor Pat Strachan

by Jofie Ferrari-Adler

Feature

March/April 2008

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With nearly four decades of editing experience, publishing veteran Pat Strachan reveals the qualities she looks for in fiction, her approach to editing, and how writers can help themselves navigate the industry.

 

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