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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

Arts, Culture & Media

Joyce Carol Oates’ new novel, her 36th, is called The Gravedigger’s Daughter. It’s an imagined account of her own grandmother’s life. Oates knew her great-grandparents …

Finishing the Book, Finally

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Young Writer Now in the Company of Warhol, Capote, Plath

Young Writer Tackles Race, Religion, American Identity

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Loretta Lopez, teen winner of Scholastic Writing Award

Arts, Culture & Media
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Where Does Creativity Come From?

Arts, Culture & Media

Where do truly creative people find their inspiration? These are questions that Kurt Andersen and Julie Burstein have been asking for over a decade on PRI’s arts and culture program Studio 360. They talk about their new book, “Spark.”

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