The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

The Painful Cost of the Writing Life

James Tate Hill on the Hard Realities of Balancing the Personal and the Creative

By James Tate Hill | August 9, 2021

After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).

After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).

By Jason Guriel | August 6, 2021

Larissa Pham on Allowing Memory to Shape a Memoir

Larissa Pham on Allowing Memory to Shape a Memoir

"I don’t believe life is narrative."

By Larissa Pham | August 6, 2021

Kelsey McKinney on Megachurches, Girlhood, and Staying Faithful to Her Book

Kelsey McKinney on Megachurches, Girlhood, and Staying Faithful to Her Book

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | August 5, 2021

Mona Awad: Time, Faith, and Momentum Are the Keys to Sparking—and Sustaining—Creativity

Mona Awad: Time, Faith, and Momentum Are the Keys to Sparking—and Sustaining—Creativity

The Author of All's Well Answers the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2021

WATCH: Katie Kitamura in Conversation with Raven Leilani

WATCH: Katie Kitamura in Conversation with Raven Leilani

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | August 5, 2021

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How Nadia Owusu Discovered the Story She Needed To Tell

By Thresholds | August 4, 2021

My Life Story, Someone Else’s Voice: Why I Won’t Be Narrating My Memoir’s Audiobook

By James Tate Hill | August 3, 2021

Talking How We Talk: On Exploring the Poetic Plenitude of Black Life

By Ali Black | August 2, 2021

From Belfast to Bathing an Elephant, S. Kirk Walsh Dives Into Novel Research

From Belfast to Bathing an Elephant, S. Kirk Walsh Dives Into Novel Research

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 2, 2021

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri on Exploring the Mixed-Race Experience Through Literature

Talia Lakshmi Kolluri on Exploring the Mixed-Race Experience Through Literature

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | July 30, 2021

Laura van den Berg on the Possibilities of Setting

Laura van den Berg on the Possibilities of Setting

"Place is ... a powerful generator of tone and atmosphere."

By Laura van den Berg | July 30, 2021

Interview With an Indie Press: Black Ocean

Interview With an Indie Press: Black Ocean

On Growing Slowly and Loving “Stunning” Books

By Corinne Segal | July 30, 2021

"You don't always have to talk." Read Chang-rae Lee's best writing advice.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 29, 2021

How a Heroic Carrot Set Marla Frazee on the Path to Illustrating Children’s Books

How a Heroic Carrot Set Marla Frazee on the Path to Illustrating Children’s Books

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | July 29, 2021

Pik-Shuen Fung on the Intense Experience of Narrating Her Own Audiobook

Pik-Shuen Fung on the Intense Experience of Narrating Her Own Audiobook

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on Reading Women

By Reading Women | July 28, 2021

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