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Jane Ciabattari

Jane Ciabattari
Jane Ciabattari, author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire, is a former National Book Critics Circle president (and current NBCC vice president/events), and a member of the Writers Grotto. Her reviews, interviews and cultural criticism have appeared in NPR, BBC Culture, the New York Times Book Review, the Guardian, Bookforum, Paris Review, the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications.


Sidik Fofana on Crafting Distinct and Unforgettable Literary Voices

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Stories from Tenants Downstairs
August 16, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Marianne Wiggins on Completing a Novel After Suffering a Stroke and Finding Inspiration In California’s Dry Terrain

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Properties of Thirst
August 2, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Teddy Wayne on Loving the Outcasts

The Author of The Great Man Theory talks to Jane Ciabattari
July 26, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Morgan Talty on Capturing the Uniqueness of Tribal Settings and Finding the Logic of a Story

The Author of Night of the Living Rez Talks to Jane Ciabattari
July 12, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Joseph Han on American Imperialism and the Korean Forever War

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Nuclear Family
June 28, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Kirstin Chen on Shattering the Model Minority Myth

The Author of Counterfeit Talks to Jane Ciabattari
June 14, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Marie Myung-Ok Lee on the Challenge of Writing Satire in Present-Day America

The Author of The Evening Hero in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari
June 1, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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The 2022 Bay Area Book Festival in Six Acts

Jane Ciabattari Documents Conversation, Community, and Celebration at the Best Fest in the West
May 25, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Vanessa Hua on Writing About the Forgotten Women in Mao’s Inner Circle

The Author of Forbidden City Talks to Jane Ciabattari
May 17, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Hernan Diaz: “I Wouldn’t Be the Person I am Without Borges.”

The Author of Trust Talks to Jane Ciabattari
May 3, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Emily St. John Mandel on the Narrative Possibilities of Time Travel

The Author of Sea of Tranquility Talks to Jane Ciabattari
April 19, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Jennifer Egan on Digital Technology and Creative Consciousness

The Author of The Candy House Talks to Jane Ciabattari
April 5, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Karen Joy Fowler on Decentering John Wilkes Booth in a Novel About His Family

The Author of Booth Talks to Jane Ciabattari
March 22, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Lee Kravetz on Sylvia Plath, 1950s Psychiatry, and Confessional Poets

The Author of The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. Talks to Jane Ciabattari
March 8, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Julie Otsuka on Writing Memory Loss and the Power of the First-Person Plural

The Author of The Swimmers Talks to Jane Ciabattari
February 22, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Brendan Slocumb on Mentorship, Antiquities Theft, and Being the Only Black Violin Player Around

The Author of The Violin Conspiracy Talks to Jane Ciabattari
February 9, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Sequoia Nagamatsu on Writing the Grief and Connections of an Enduring Pandemic

The Author of How High We Go in the Dark Speaks With Jane Ciabattari
January 25, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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Jabari Asim on Decolonized Souls, Black Love, and Writing the Past

The Author of Yonder Speaks With Jane Ciabattari
January 12, 2022  By Jane Ciabattari
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“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

The Author of The Fortune Men Speaks With Jane Ciabattari
December 21, 2021  By Jane Ciabattari
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Tom Bissell Talks Hollywood, Adaptation, and Feeling Like an “Actual Writer”

The Author of Creative Types Speaks With Jane Ciabattari
December 14, 2021  By Jane Ciabattari
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