Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Sunrise”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 11, 2026

What I Learned from a Close Read of All of Colson Whitehead’s Work

What I Learned from a Close Read of All of Colson Whitehead’s Work

Jane Ciabattari on the Prizewinning Chronicler of New York City’s Journey Through Genre

By Jane Ciabattari | July 28, 2026

Claire Vaye Watkins on Writing a Love Letter to the Mojave Desert

Claire Vaye Watkins on Writing a Love Letter to the Mojave Desert

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Yellow Pine

By Jane Ciabattari | July 21, 2026

Greg Sarris on Telling the Stories of California’s Native Communities

Greg Sarris on Telling the Stories of California’s Native Communities

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Last Human Bear

By Jane Ciabattari | June 16, 2026

Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists

Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Contrapposto

By Jane Ciabattari | June 9, 2026

Hannah Thurman on Writing a Family Drama Set in a Mental Hospital

Hannah Thurman on Writing a Family Drama Set in a Mental Hospital

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Mercy Hill

By Jane Ciabattari | May 12, 2026

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Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

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By Jane Ciabattari | April 28, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips on Chronicling Her West Virginia Upbringing and Writer’s Journey

By Jane Ciabattari | April 21, 2026

Colm Tóibín on Crafting a Collection of Irish Homecoming

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Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The News from Dublin

By Jane Ciabattari | March 31, 2026

Jung Yun on Writing a Post-9/11 Cruise Novel

Jung Yun on Writing a Post-9/11 Cruise Novel

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of All the World Can Hold

By Jane Ciabattari | March 10, 2026

Namwali Serpell on Approaching Toni Morrison’s Work As a Reader and a Critic

Namwali Serpell on Approaching Toni Morrison’s Work As a Reader and a Critic

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of On Morrison

By Jane Ciabattari | February 17, 2026

Cristina Rivera Garza on Writing a Genre-Blending Excavation of Family History

Cristina Rivera Garza on Writing a Genre-Blending Excavation of Family History

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Autobiography of Cotton

By Jane Ciabattari | February 10, 2026

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Vigil

By Jane Ciabattari | January 27, 2026

Madeline Cash on Writing an Absurdist Systems Novel

Madeline Cash on Writing an Absurdist Systems Novel

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Lost Lambs

By Jane Ciabattari | January 13, 2026

Laura Restrepo on Blending Ancient Myth and Contemporary Reality

Laura Restrepo on Blending Ancient Myth and Contemporary Reality

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Song of Ancient Lovers

By Jane Ciabattari | January 6, 2026

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