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Once bitterly competitive, the literary world is now bursting with connection and collaboration. But why are authors turning to one another, and how is it changing the writing life?
Work even when it’s a labor of love is still work. Let’s begin at the writer’s desk. Pull up a chair and join Lorine Niedecker in “Poet’s Work” as she follows her grandfather’s advice to “learn a trade.” Next stop, we’ll travel to farm country. Meet Austin Smith’s “Halverson Brothers,” sworn enemies united by a deep love of the family farm they seek to divide. You tell us: Do work and family mix?