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A couple of months ago, my team and I started circulating the uncorrected proofs of my debut novel Hula, in the hopes of building up some early support. The story is set in my hometown of Hilo, Hawaii. Im used to people sharing any anecdotes they have about Hawaii when they learn where Im from, so I was expecting those. What I wasnt expecting was how many people said they wished theyd read Hula...

Is the Past a Literary Genre Unto Itself?

It’s that special time of year again, when thousands of writers descend upon a host city for panels, off-site readings, and general rumpus for the AWP conference. This year, the festivities are in Seattle, one of two US cities to be dubbed a UNESCO City of Literature. We’ve already recommended how to spend a literary long weekend in Seattle—replete with bookstores, writer-frequented watering...

March 5, 2022  Sometimes as life unfolds there are occasions, rare and extremely special, when everything seems to come into alignment to create a moment of absolute perfection. Spheres chime, time stands still and every strand bonds to form a single, beautifully neat cosmic bow. And it happened today. For today, you see, we found the Endurance. As usual, I woke to the alarm at twenty to seven...

I’m not sure when it started. This compulsory habit of mine wherein I introduced myself to others, mostly other journalists and later publishing executives with the details of where I grew up: East Texas. Longview, to be exact. It’s about 45 minutes west of Louisiana I’d say, and two hours east of Dallas–the closest Texas city. I’d take them through a brief but spiraling explanation of my origins...

In our chaotic times, tourists are looking far and wide to find quiet areas, remote places under open skies, and pristine forests. The wilder, the better, although it’s nice to also be comfortable. Around the world people are putting together these kinds of experiences in the dark: in Britain, southern Europe, in national parks in the United States, in northern Scandinavia, and along the Pacific...

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew talks Revolutionary Roads author Bob Thompson about his search for the war that made America independent… and all the places it could have gone terribly wrong. Find more...