Mavis Gallant, The Art of Fiction No. 160 via @parisreview.bsky.social

"I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything, even a few lines in a journal. [...] The most valuable thing one can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of a room."

—May Sarton

So thrilled to be sharing a new interview with @clairecameron.bsky.social where we discuss her breathtaking memoir, HOW TO SURVIVE A BEAR ATTACK.

Summer writing on the Seine

photograph by Robert Doisneau, Paris, 1946

Katie Kitamura on her new novel, AUDITION: "I loved the idea that in a single moment, everything you know about yourself and who you are in the world could be upended."

Independent bookstores today, tomorrow & always ✌️#indiebookstoreday

Mighty & magical 🖤

"Who edits reality? And who editorialises reality?"

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Audre Lorde at the Atlantic Centre for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 1983

Two short (but equally mesmerizing) reads for Valentine's Day ❤️‍🩹

A beautiful painting.

Rik Wouters, Femme Ecrivant, 1915

A New Year's reminder from Etel Adnan

A highlight of 2024 - Interviewing the wonderful @margaretatwood.bsky.social for my Substack (substack.com/@girlsonthep...)

A poem for the solstice

Remembering Joan Didion, born on this day in 1934

Róbert Berény, Girl reading on sofa, 1906