Jane Ciabattari

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers on Writing Place and Juggling Projects

Sabina Murray on the Limits of Journalism and the Wondrous Possibilities of Fiction

Alix Ohlin on Navigating the Rich Literary Territory of Dysfunctional Family Dynamics

Dana Spiotta on Turning to James Joyce for Inspiration and the Power of Cultural Reckonings

Tom Lin on the Importance of Conducting Literary Field Work

Nana Nkweti on the Impact of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the Complexities of Multicultural Identity

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

Marisa Silver Revisits the Golden Dawn of Girlhood

Joan Silber on Writing Double Maneuvers and Deception

Kirstin Valdez Quade on Literary Community and Intergenerational Narratives

Jamie Figueroa on Writing in the Shadow of a Dominant Culture

Gabriela Garcia on the Interplay Between Literature and Class Consciousness

Imbolo Mbue on the Post-Colonial Greed of the
Oil Industry

Patricia Engel on Writing the Shifting Identities of
Diaspora Life

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Stranger Faces by Namwali Serpell

Te-Ping Chen on Navigating Generational Difference and Political Turmoil

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