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As the weather cools and sweaters start to become normal, nature seems to be that much more beautiful. Nonfiction Editor Erica Lee invites you to embrace the cozy vibes and pumpkin spice as you enjoy Mary Oliver’s “A Song For Autumn.”

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October 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Back-to-School season is kicking off, so for this week's #BestThingIRead, Nonfiction Editor Samantha Grasso's shares a piece by Kellie Schmidt that details the writing process in its essence and provides editing tips that can be applicable to any work.
Understanding the writing process and how it can help your students
A structured writing process helps kids. It's the academic equivalent of training wheels, rooted in the work of Linda Flower and John Hayes.
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September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In this economy, the two things you need are a laugh and a job. Poetry Editor Adam Buckley recommends “White House Job Openings,” a humorous piece by Allegra Leal found in The New Yorker. Are they taking applications?

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September 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Associate Editor Alexia Breeden's #BestThingIRead this week is an article by Karen Thompson Walker— "Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction". Walker reflects on the idea of stretching one's own perception of 'possibility' and writing.
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Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. When I was in college, my first creative writing teacher recommended a book that would change the trajectory of my life as…
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March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Associate Editor Briar Nwankwor's #BestThingIRead this week is NPR's The Pulse Podcast episode "Origin Stories and How We Become Who We Are.” It's a thorough exploration on the origin stories and how it makes one unique.

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Origin Stories and How We Become Who We Are : The Pulse
Great origin stories aren't only for superheroes or villains in movies and comic books, lots of fascinating tales shed light on how places or people got their start. Origin stories connect us to the p...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Associate Editor Bella Bisicchia invites you to leap into this interactive read about the importance of world building, no matter your story’s genre. Read the tips and tricks and try them out yourself:
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April 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
With November flying by, Poetry Editor Desirae Mack recommends “20 Fall Poems To Celebrate The Changing Seasons.” Get comfy and dive into the beauty of autumn nature when reading this collection compiled by Nellah Bailey McGough!

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November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In this economy, the two things you need are a laugh and a job. Poetry Editor Adam Buckley recommends “White House Job Openings,” a humorous piece by Allegra Leal found in The New Yorker. Are they taking applications?

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White House Job Openings
The President’s driver should be able to go vroom-vroom fast without getting scared, and must be at least sixteen years old with a valid driver’s license.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What is the price you're willing to pay for happiness? For utopia? Fiction Editor Gianna Vanore invites you to read The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin—a moral dilemma shrouded as fiction.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today’s #BestThingIRead recommended by Associate Editor Shannon Van Meter is a wild ride through 20th century poet's use of The Poetic “I” - Ira Fader says don't be so sure that "I" is the poet.

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The Poetic “I” Through the Looking Glass
“Come out, come out, wherever you are!”
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September 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM