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January 31, 2013

The Problem with Aesthetic Violence

On Disney, David Lynch, and Django Unchained by Eric G. Wilson In the weeks after…

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On Writing The Latest

January 17, 2013

My Life in Six Drawers

by Sara Wheeler The happiest moment of my life presented itself one cool February afternoon…

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My Library The Latest

December 19, 2012

Sean McDonald Recommends…

Obviously, the best novel of the year is Ellen Ullman's By Blood, the best nonfiction…

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Book Recommendations My Library On Writing The Latest

December 19, 2012

FSG’s Favorite Books of 2012

by Sarah Scire Picking favorites is almost always tricky business. For the staff of FSG,…

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On Writing The Latest

December 13, 2012

The Handwriting of FSG

by Philip Hensher and Stephen Weil Philip Hensher’s charming and informative new book, The Missing…

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Excerpts On Writers On Writing The Latest Translation

December 13, 2012

Between the Abyss and Misfortune

Prologue to Woes of the True Policeman by Juan Antonio Masoliver Ródenas Translated by Natasha…

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On Writers The Latest

December 6, 2012

Leonard Marcus on Madeleine L’Engle

On Thursday, Nov. 29, which would have been Madeleine L’Engle’s 94th birthday, the Diocesan House…

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Advice On Writing The Latest

December 6, 2012

The Joy of Burning Down the House

by Ben Schrank Writing a novel should be fun. At the beginning, meander. Don’t be…

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Advice Cinema On Writing The Latest

November 29, 2012

How to Publish a Movie Tie-In Edition in Five Easy Steps

(Steps In Reverse Order) by Matthew Quick Step 5 - You are going to need…

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In Conversation The Latest

November 15, 2012

“What’s the worst that could happen?”: Oliver Burkeman on Embracing Negativity and Uncertainty

by Sarah Scire Oliver Burkeman wants you to stop trying to be happy. In his…

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On Writing The Latest

November 8, 2012

Technology and the Bibliophile

by Robin Sloan When Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore was released, the New York Times ran…

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In Conversation On Writing The Latest Translation

October 11, 2012

Getting it Right: Rosalind Harvey on Translation

by Iza Wojciechowska and Rosalind Harvey “Some people say I’m precocious,” begins Juan Pablo Villalobos’…

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On Writing The Latest

October 5, 2012

Writing the Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy

by Douglas Smith It was the winter of 2005 and I had been invited to…

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In the Archives The Latest

October 4, 2012

The Best Book in the FSG Backlist

by Dan Piepenbring Three years ago, I was browsing a used bookstore in West Saugerties,…

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September 27, 2012

The Art of Political Biography

Earlier this month, FSG published two books on twentieth-century American political figures: William H. Chafe’s…

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Discourse in Progress On Writing The Latest

September 19, 2012

How a History Book is Born

This week, Hill and Wang, an imprint of FSG specializing in books on American history,…

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In Conversation Music On Writing The Latest

September 19, 2012

Reinventing Bach: On Writing, Music, and Technology

by Iza Wojciechowska Whether or not you’ve known it, or whether or not you’ve wanted…

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In Conversation On Writing The Latest

September 13, 2012

Ammo and Amore: A Conversation About Love Bomb

Lisa Zeidner, the author of Love Bomb, directs the MFA program in Creative Writing at…

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Guest Writer In Memoriam The Latest

August 23, 2012

Remembering Phyllis Diller

By Yael Kohen Before I was led into the receiving room of Phyllis Diller’s 10,000-square-foot,…

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In Conversation On Writing The Latest

July 19, 2012

Justin Taylor interviews Elissa Schappell

Elissa Schappell, whose Blueprints for Building Better Girls is out in paperback this month, talks…

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